Natural disasters such as the recent Gulf Coast hurricanes cause terrible damage and create much stress on communities and families affected by them. Yet even in such difficult circumstances, God’s people sometimes find rays of humor—such as the following anonymous (and popular) Internet/e-mail collection—in their day-to-day efforts to cope. Our sense of humor: It’s another …
by Dr. William B. Knippa Our pastor recently accepted another call, and it’s been a blow to all of us in the congregation. He’s the most incredible pastor our church has known. We all thought he and his family were happy here. I’m especially worried about how this will affect my 14-year-old son, who greatly …
By observing a family pet, a pastor uncovers some lessons in Christian living.
One Lord, one faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all–in Howard, South Dakota.
For Christians, Advent heralds more than the beginning of the Christmas season.
The Lutheran Church is certainly not ‘short on saints,’ for in the wider sense, we are all saints together by God’s grace.
From Appalachia to Africa, LCMS world Relief and Human Care helps people meet their daily needs.
Our circumstances may change, but we always have opportunities to give thanks.
For many of us, 2008 has provided a roller-coaster ride: the cost of gas has been up—way up! Our stock portfolios (and job prospects), down—way down.
I am responding to the September letter-writer who took issue with the bathing-suit ad in the June/July issue of The Lutheran Witness. In that ad, four elderly women in bathing suits are enjoying the water. I am disappointed that the letter-writer failed to see the significance of such joy. As an employee of a major …
I read with interest “So, This Is Sainthood?” (Searching Scripture, August). August 29, the beheading (martyrdom) of St. John the Baptist, is Sept. 11 on the Julian calendar. My paternal grandmother’s family is from the Carpathian Mountain region of present-day Slovakia, where that calendar is still used for liturgical dates. This date (Gregorian, Aug. 29/Julian, …
What a blessing it is when those who labor among us and those among whom that labor is accomplished live and work peacefully among one another.