We are very pleased with the new format for The Lutheran Witness—for the most part. The last issue on “Being a Christian in a High-Tech World” was relevant in so many ways. We must adjust but not lose sight of the message. Steve and Paula Yeary Happy Jack, Ariz. Read More Letters to the …
I was terribly disappointed at what appeared (by Synod convention resolution) in the January Witness. I believe this resolution does a great disserve to the deceased workers of Synod, as well as their families. To allow only two lines for their “In Memoriam” is a shame. Why can’t we as a Synod still honor and …
Third-generation candy store owner Devon Nau opens up on everything from fudge to faith.
Sin makes life messy and dirty. But it is Christ’s resurrection that cleanses, renews and restores us!
by Adriane Dorr If Christ has not been raised, The Lutheran Witness has no value. It has nothing to offer, nothing to which your faith can cling, nothing that can tell of you of Christ’s humiliation and death on your behalf. But if Christ has been raised, if Satan has lost and his head has …
What is the source of our Resurrection joy? President Harrison reminds us that Jesus’ death is our hope and comfort in the midst of life and especially at Easter.
You can read this April issue of The Lutheran Witness with triumphant gladness and take comfort in what you read, learning from articles that focus on the eternal joy that is yours . . . because Jesus lives.
“In the midst of life we are in death.” Supposedly whispered in Latin by a medieval monk after he saw a workman fall to his death, the timeless and eternal truth of those words also hits home via a Martin Luther hymn based on them. Rev. William Weedon considers their relevance to ashes placed on our foreheads just last Wednesday (March 9) and also reflects on the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami.
by Rev. Ken Lampe A dog was sitting in a railway station inside a large crate. Obviously he was supposed to be sent somewhere, but no one put the crate on any of the trains. Finally, one passenger said to a clerk, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sadder dog. What’s the problem?” The …
The story, from Daniel chapter 3, of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the burning fiery furnace is not included in the Scripture readings appointed to be read on any Sunday of the Church Year. As a result, it seldom serves as a text for sermons. Most of us are familiar with the story either from Sunday School lessons or from our personal devotional readings. But it is a story that is most appropriate for each of us.
by John Murphy Ball St. Patrick’s Day has little liturgical significance. Outside of Ireland, it isn’t even a national holiday–I don’t know anyone who gets the day off. However, if there was ever a man who deserved to have a day named in his honor, it is Patrick. He was a Christian hero of incredible …
by Rev. Jared Melius A new practice in Lutheranism that has become popular quickly is the Service of the Imposition of Ashes conducted on Ash Wednesday. The sign of the cross is smeared upon the forehead while the words of Gen. 3:19 are repeated: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” …