by Dr. Jerald C. Joersz I grew up in the Lutheran faith and attended church regularly for many years while our children were growing up. Unfortunately, I never took the Gospel to heart and served the Lord like I should have. I became addicted to pornography and finally quit going to church. I am now
by Adriane Dorr Pharaoh’s daughter took baby Moses into her own home. Mordecai raised Queen Esther as his own daughter (Esther 2:7). Joseph cared for Jesus throughout His earthly life. So it should come as no surprise that the Church would continue to care for children today in this same way. We take these children
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by Rev. Dr. Greg Wismar For Lutheran Christians, the month of November brings a very special day: the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther on Nov. 10. In 1483, the day after he was born (Saint Martins Day), his father brought him to the parish church at Eisleben, Germany, to be baptized. As such,
Do we design our families, or does God place us into them? by Dr. Gene Edward Veith The family is not just the foundation of every culture, and it is more than just a group of people who love each other. More deeply, the familywith its specific vocations of marriage, parenthood and childhoodis an institution
Not Everyone Gets to Be an Astronaut Several years ago, when my daughter, Emma, was just barely four years old, our pastor gave a sermon about being a sheep and following the shepherd or being a goat. After he had finished, I turned to my daughter and asked her if she was going to be
by Adriane Dorr The Rev. Dr. Paul Devantier has a full life. He served as executive director of the LCMS Board for Communication Services for The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod for nearly 20 years, has been the voice of the nationally syndicated radio show By the Way since 1974, received multiple awards in the communications field,
by Rev. Dr. Andrew Steinmann It is not unusual for November’s television shows to include Thanksgiving holiday scenes as part of their story lines. Usually a family and friends are around a table with turkey and other popular fall festival foods. At one point, the diners start speaking about things in their lives for which
I was pleased to see the name of the late Dr. Leland Stevens appear several times in the story about The Lutheran Wit-ness (September 2011). However, I was disappointed that no mention was made regarding his excellent A History of The Missouri Synod as Told by The Lutheran Witness. In addition to the history of
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As a pastor with some tattoos, I want to thank you for your Q & A response to the letter regarding tattoos. Aside from having personal meaning for me, my tattoos have opened many doors to witnessing, both to those who question why a pastor would do such a thing (to speak of Gospel freedom