by Roland Lovstad “We envisioned a training center that would partner with the Missouri District, a center that would touch areas of rural and small-town ministry but also assist professional church workers and lay leaders wherever they need assistance in ministry.” That’s how Dr. Ralph Geisler describes the Saint Paul Institute for Education (SPIFE). Geisler,
by Paula Schlueter Ross All six of Rev. Arlo Pullmann’s children–ages 14 to 22–left their home in Laurel, Mont., to attend Saint Paul Lutheran High School, halfway across the country. Pullmann, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Laurel, and first vice president of the LCMS Montana District, and his wife, Nanette, attended Saint Paul back
April marks the beginning of spring. The combination of springtime sights, sounds, and smells in God’s creation reminds us of new life and new hope.
The following article is from the Q&A section of the August 1997 issue of The Lutheran Witness, p. 25. We can find no one who has the answer to this. Why do we say of Christ in the Creed that “on the third day He rose again from the dead”? Why “again”? Christ rose only once
In sickness or in health, we can witness daily to our faith and to the blessing of eternal life we have all received.
The article on restoring broken relationships (February) is wonderful and timely. Every Lutheran, and every Lutheran congregation, should use this to help reconciliation. We all have those we struggle with in our walk together. Thank you, Ted and Eric. However, I am a bit concerned regarding how the Lord’s Supper was talked about, and how
Your hometown may be just as much a mission field as a community half a world away.
It was so refreshing and stimulating to read “The Little Church That Could” in the February 2008 Lutheran Witness. The article gave me a thrill. May Living Water Community Church continue to be a blessing to many more! By the way, many articles written by Paula Schlueter Ross have impressed me. Lois SchumacherFort Wayne, Ind.
A momentary distraction at a cinema box office leads to an important reminder about atonement and reconciliation.
I just opened the much-anticipated February issue of The Lutheran Witness. As penance for my procrastination in not writing a letter praising Dr. Siemon-Netto’s November 2007 courageous and thought-provoking article, “On Words and Vocations,” I must comment on the rancorous letters printed in the issue. I believe that the negative comments directed at Dr. Siemon-Netto
Thank you for stressing the importance of evangelism in the January issue about sharing our faith. Only one problem: Your cover photo spoke to women — but not to men. As a Christian man, I can tell you that, when called to share my faith with another man, I would never curl my legs up
Endowments enable funding to meet the goal of educating Lutheran leaders. by Roland Lovstad Colleges and universities are complex, sometimes delicate, organizations, observes Dr. Kurt Krueger, president of the Concordia University System and executive director of the LCMS Board for University Education. Krueger explains that circumstances can affect the delicate balance: retirement or departure of