Gratitude for Our Pastors
In addition to preaching and teaching matters of faith and life on the basis of God’s Holy Word, pastors are called to be a part of the lives of people in good times and bad, in happy times and sad.
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Big-picture Questions
In response to President Kieschnick’s March article regarding the Missouri Synod’s position on “Right to Life,” I would like to share some of the discussion from a recent Sunday morning Bible class. The question was posed: If the California mother of 14 children were a member of our church family, how would we respond? Initial
His Resurrection and Ours
Notwithstanding any natural skepticism and doubt, we have God’s promise and assurance that we, too, will be raised with Christ!
Helping church workers
Rev. Glen Thomas’ letter in the February Lutheran Witness reminds us of an important issue, namely, decent pay scales for our workers. However, there’s another side of this matter that was left out. There seems to be an unwritten rule that pastoral candidates must be married before they start their vicarage year. Think about it.
Reservations about the Resurrection?
Christ’s triumph over death at that first Easter is the very heart of the Christian faith and the central event of history.
Putting up the walls
I want to compliment you on your February article, “In Bethlehem: Hope Behind the Wall,” by Rev. David L. Mahsman. Until I read this article, the thought never occurred to me that some of the Christians in that area could be Palestinian Christians. I guess I always thought that if you were a Christian in
FOCA, taxes, abortion, and Caesar’s due
Inauguration Day found me eating breakfast at a restaurant in Fort Wayne, Ind. My waitress was pretty upset about a congressional bill called the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), written in 2007. This bill was on her mind, and protest was coming out of her mouth, because our soon-to-be-inaugurated president had previously pledged to throw
Easter Trembling
How would you react if someone you thought was dead turned out to be alive?
Whose ‘crème de la crème’?
Awww, for cryin’ out loud—four little pages written by Dr. Paul Maier about ULBRA! I know he could say a lot more—I’ve heard him speak! Seriously, I thoroughly enjoyed the article, very heart-warming and edifying, and it shows what can happen when our hearts really turn toward Lutheran education: Forget closing one school that happens
What’s New at Our Concordias?
Our LCMS colleges and universities are responding to needs in their communities.
Well timed
Both “Dueling Messiahs” by Dr. Timothy Furnish and February’s Searching Scripture, “We Have Seen His Majesty,” by Pastor Watt were excellent articles. Their appearance in the same issue couldn’t have been better timed. Pastor Watt’s article is a great guide to Scripture and the majesty of the true Messiah, Jesus Christ. Bill Schott Mission, Kan.
Learn More About the Concordias
by Roland Lovstad For a “viewbook” showing all 10 Concordias, contact the Concordia University System by calling (800) 248-1930, ext.1252, or click here. To contact individual campuses, use the following: Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich. (888) 282-2338, www.cuaa.edu Concordia University Texas, Austin (800) 865-4282, www.concordia.edu Concordia College—New York, Bronxville (800) YES-COLLege (937-2655), www.concordia-ny.edu Concordia University,