The Cow Pie Open: Fun, Fund-Raising and Fellowship
See how one church in Minnesota celebrates Life Together with a little golf, sweet corn and a pasture full of cow pies.
Come, Lord Jesus
The Common Table Prayer is familiar and quaint, but what does it really mean?
The Holy Trinity and Life Together
The Athanasian Creed confesses the Church’s belief in the Trinity. What is the relationship between the three Persons of the Trinity, and what does that mean…
Obsolete or Just Misunderstood?
by Dr. Gene Edward Veith A recent Pew Research Center study indicates Americans think marriage is obsolete. So, where does that leave Lutherans? What with gay marriage, single parenthood, “just living together” and soaring divorce rates, it’s little wonder that 40 percent of Americans think that marriage is obsolete. Most Americans no longer think marriage …
Myths about Death: Why Easter Matters
Several individuals, concerned with the statement, “The chief function of a funeral is to care properly for the body of a Christian after death,” suggested that the chief function is rather to preach the Gospel for the comfort of the grieving. I regret framing the question such that these two very important concerns are put …
Positive changes
We can’t say enough about the new LW format and content and especially appreciate the theme-based issues. It really helps deliver a complete perspective on the subject matter. Beth and David RitterBrainerd, Minn. Thank you for your outstanding work in reshaping The Lutheran Witness. The design is pleasing and modern, while the content has improved …
10 Minutes with . . .
by Kim Plummer Krull Amputees and prosthetics typically aren’t uppermost on the minds of most college students. But for Jonathan Naber and Adam Booher, the quest to develop an affordable prosthetic arm for people in developing countries has dominated much of their time at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Naber, 21, is president of …
Why Am I Barren?
Children are a heritage from the Lord—a gift from Him—and that good gift is received, not manufactured or made. In His wisdom and time, God makes mothers of women.
To The Reader
by David L. Strand With this issue, we say “God speed you,” Carla J. Dubbelde. For the past 22 years, Carla has held a key position: editorial manager of the stitched-in district editions of The Lutheran Witness. As the name implies, these editions are publications within a publication—the monthly news of LCMS districts bound within …
Preaching Is All About ‘You’
We need to preach more about the Gospel!” a wellmeaning pastor admonished his brothers at a pastoral conference.
Traveling Time Lessons
by Rev. Dr. Greg Wismar This is the time of year when people begin to do all sorts of holiday and summer traveling. We go to see historical sights, enjoy theme parks and other attractions and often include visits with relatives along the way. Appropriately enough, the one special festival on the calendar of the …
Searching Scripture
by Kevin Vogts It is unfortunate that when we hear the word stewardship the first thing that comes to mind for most modern Christians is money. Biblically speaking, money is only one part of a life of Christian stewardship. According to Rom. 6:23, what do we all deserve from God on account of our sins? …