by Paul L. Maier

God used nations and men during the time between the testaments to prepare His perfect time for the birth, life, death, and resurrection of His Son.

Nearly every day God provides each believer with opportunities to share the life-giving message of salvation.

Sometimes, when we’re least prepared, we are called on to witness to our faith.

We are familiar with the Christmas story according to Luke, but Matthew has something to tell us also.

A family Christmas tradition provides a wonderful learning experience.

The Great Christmas Wars are not a new phenomenon, and they are not just an American phenomenon.

Regarding editor’s glitches in the September issue of The Lutheran Witness: Page 2 promoted an online presentation by CPH to be held Sept. 11, but we didn’t receive the Witness until after that date. Also, Page 17 used an illustration that I presume was meant to represent music, but several of the “notes” aren’t notes.

I was happy to read the August story about encouraging young musicians to help with worship in their congregations (“Music to the Ears: Inspiring Children to Enrich Worship”). We have done that in our parish for many years. However, I was disappointed that the article did not mention the Lutheran Summer Music program, which encourages

We returned Aug. 9 from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, where we saw firsthand the ongoing effects of Hurricane Katrina (“Revisiting Katrina,” September). We stayed at Camp Biloxi and met some of the most wonderful, generous, selfless people you can imagine. Many came with the intention of helping out three or four weeks and