It Is My Father’s Word
What greater service can a father render to his children than to point them to their Father’s Word?
How Good is Good Enough?
An email exchange about a sermon theme posted on a church sign leads to a conversation about people’s perceptions of Jesus Christ and eternal life.
Luther’s Journey with Paul
For two millenia, the apostle Paul and his writings have been central to the history of the Christian faith.
The Prodigal Father
by Rev. Ben Eder Sunday, June 15, is Father’s Day. A familiar Bible text regarding fathers is the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Although this story is usually told from the perspective of the “lost son,” what about the father in the story? What was his responsibility? And how does he respond to the wanderings—and …
Degrees of Glory?
Recently, in a Sunday School class I was visiting in an LCMS church, someone asked a question—and the pastor answered—regarding “degrees of glory.” Is this something the Lutheran Church teaches? I have been a Lutheran Christian all of my life and don’t recall ever having heard about “degrees of glory” before. Or have I just …
Something Old, Something New
A Minnesota LCMS family honors a wedding-day tradition born out of both taste and economics.
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2008
As with last month, we are overflowing with feature stories, beginning with our Reformation cover story by Dr. Robert A. Kolb and Dr. Charles P. Arand.
“A Hand of Live-Giving Love”
I find it ironic that in the very first paragraph of the article “A Hand of Life-Giving Love,” it speaks about the Great Commission in Matt. 28:18-20 “being caught, thought, and taught incompletely and even inaccurately” when the article itself incompletely presents that very Scripture. Finger number 4 on the outstretched palm and paragraph no. …
On Funerals
I struggled with your editorial on funerals (Feb. 2008 Q&A). Serving in a congregation that regularly does more than fifty funerals a year, it becomes clear that our issue is not so much truth as love. A funeral or memorial service is for the living, and the focus is on proclaiming the gospel of Jesus …
Captivating compassion
Regarding the story “50 Faces of Mercy” in the March 2008 Witness, you highlighted 50 lives changed by compassionate Christian action. Captivated, I read each and every story. Well done. Paul Koch Read More Letters to the Editor Send letters to “Letters,” c/o The Lutheran Witness, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122-7295; …
What God wants us to see
I enjoyed so much the article “Seeing what God wants us to see” in the April edition of The Lutheran Witness. It brought to mind a personal experience that I had some years ago. I had always had a fear of flying and was dreading my upcoming flight to Toronto on business. I had only flown …
Keep up the good work
Bravo! The April, 2008 Lutheran Witness deserves a gold star. This is the best edition in a long time. The articles are relevant, fresh, and thought provoking. May God bless this ministry! Glenna OsbornMember of St. Matthew Lutheran ChurchLee’s Summit, MO Thanks for the free copy of the Witness. Our former congregation’s pastor chose to …