Thank you for the article on Groups Ablaze! I want to comment in regards to the article Groups Ablaze! From the Beginning by Rev Lonnie Jacobsen. I am thankful and praise God that Christ Lutheran Church in Arlington, Tenn. is growing and bringing Christ to many people, that they use small groups to do this, and that
Military chaplains, coffee drinkers, African youth. They seem to share little in common, but all are involved in reaching out to people in need with Christ’s mercy.
Gene Edward Veith is most certainly to be commended for so much in “Only One Road to Heaven?” (September 2007), but he most certainly contradicts himself when he states, “The very concept of ‘heaven’ … is a distinctly Christian belief. Supplemented with the belief in the resurrection of the body, the Christian teaching … means
Five months after a tornado wiped out this small Kansas town, killing 10 residents, Lutherans there thank God for their lives, a new church building and a fresh outlook.
The answer given to the farmer troubled about missing Sunday services (“Q&A,” September 2007) wisely avoids giving a general answer to a question that must be considered individually with each Christian struggling with the question of balancing work and worship. But the answer also fails to re-explain critical truths about how God works in the
In an age of politically correct terms, Christians should resist any willful deformation of their language because it inevitably creates a lie.
Everybody who rode out the May 4 tornado in Greensburg, Kan., has a story. And many of those stories reflect a strong Christian faith.
A rainy-day visit to Grandma’s house provides a memory that lasts a lifetime.
I have been “composing” this letter ever since I read the article on chaplains in the August 2007 “Lutheran Witness.” They served not only members of the armed forces but civilians as well. Chaplain William J. Reiss was stationed at Camp Crawford, Sapporo, Japan immediately after WWII. He was instrumental in helping the first LCMS
by Rev. Ronald E. Nelson The successful distribution of 24,000 digital New Testaments at the 2007 LCMS National Youth Gathering was just the beginning of a partnership of LCMS World Mission with Hosanna Ministries of Albuquerque, N.M., and the American Bible Society to be a conduit for bringing God’s Word to the world. The partnership will
The Reformation fueled significant changes in many aspects of life, and its effects still resonate with us today.
I am responding to the letter from Tim Utter (September ’07 Witness). My children do attend public schools that support family values. They are taught respect, kindness, friendliness, tolerance, and integrity through character building programs. A school’s job is to educate, and often that means teaching topics on which we may have different opinions. Excellent