Much Ado About Nothing
When you take away the hype, the poor scholarship, and the overblown misinterpretations, all that remains of many biblical “discoveries” is “more junk on Jesus.”
The LCMS
Is a New Beginning Possible?
by Dr. Randy Schroeder I found out recently that over a six-month period my husband had an affair with one of his co-workers. I was so devastated and heartbroken that I told my best friend. She said I should divorce him because I have biblical reasons. I don’t know what to do. I thought we
Dancing with Joy
During her mission trip to Kenya, author Susan Senechal experiences first-hand the joy in the hearts of local worshipers and learns the true meaning of the word “safari”.
Shedding Some Light
Back to School: Test Preparation One night, after they had helped their son, Mike, with his homework and then tucked him safely in bed, Mike’s parents overheard this prayer just after they closed his bedroom door: “Now I lay me down to rest. I hope to pass tomorrow’s test. If I should die before I
Struggling with ‘why?’
In “Does Everything Mean Everything?” Rev. Jack Karch shares a dramatic real-life story of God’s goodness to him and his family. I thank God for the great outcome. The ending, however, puzzles me. I am choosing to put the “best construction” on that last paragraph—that Rev. Karch did not intentionally suggest that his boy was
Just a Layman?
Serving God and others with our gifts of knowledge, wisdom, time, and financial resources is a very important part of our Christian calling.
What were you thinking?
I was excited to receive the June/July Lutheran Witness. I flipped open the cover only to see four elderly women in bathing suits prancing in ocean water. There is a time and a place for that sort of advertising and a magazine of this caliber is not it. Thankfully, when I turned the next page
I, Athanasius
Accused of murder and exiled five times, Athanasius did not lead a dull life. Later, he even had a creed named after him. by Rev. Gordon A. Beck Although I have an unusual name for the final years of the 20th century, it was a common-enough name in the decades leading up to the fall
Signs for these times
In the June/July Lutheran Witness article, “How Good Is Good Enough,” the sign posted by Shepherd of the Hills in San Antonio, Texas, got my attention. It speaks to the doubts so many have and addresses with clarity why faith in Christ is what is necessary for our eternal salvation. There is so much misinformation
“With the Cross of Jesus”
by James Heine While a raging Cedar River may have forced Harlan and Marge Ketelsen to abandon the home they have lived in for 50 years, it has not dampened Ketelsen’s determination to continue producing the little walnut crosses he has been distributing for 25 years. “Harlan’s crosses have traveled around the world,” says Rev.
Katrina, Midwest Floods Revisited
Three years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit, Lutheran volunteers are still making a difference; and after devastating Midwest floods, Christian faith and love sustain families.
An excellent witness
I’m finally writing a letter of thanks for the wonderful Lutheran Witness. We have been getting it for years. We read other people’s responses, so it’s good we are finally responding. I saved a 20-year-old Witness—not quite so fancy paper in those days. I gave it to our former young pastor, and he was so