Obligated to Give?

Our congregation is conducting its annual stewardship drive. In the past my husband and I have given generously, but because of serious concerns about the direction the church and school are taking, we no longer feel we can support them. We have shared our concerns with several elders but nothing changes. Most of our offerings …

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Christmas Journeys

by Rev. Terence Groth “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.” This poem and song, whose “dapple gray” originally pulled his sleigh-riders through “the white and drifted snow” to Thanksgiving dinner, also has versions where the object of the journey was the pumpkin pie and pudding of Christmas Day. Every …

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Sharing the Faith in East Moline

by Rev. Ronald E. Nelson Mision Gracia (Grace Mission), East Moline, Ill., is a ministry of the Central Illinois District, partially funded by gifts to Fan into Flame. District Missionary-at-Large Pablo Dominguez directs the ministry. Currently serving the Quad Cities community from a 1,000-square-foot, three-room storefront, the mission is seeking a larger, permanent facility. About …

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A wake-up call

The December Letter to the Editor (below) titled “Wake Up Call” was so sad to see. The confilct between the beliefs of the Masons and LCMS are clear. What is also clear is Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 18:15-17. Has this man been privately apporached to discuss the conflict between the Masons and LCMS? Do we …

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A Light in a World Gone Dark

Despite the darkness of this world, there is a Light that darkness cannot overcome. I will let that Light be my guide.

From Heaven Above

The gentle faith of a stepfather makes a young Thai boy marvel at the Good News of Christmas–and wonder what it means for him.

A Blossoming Ministry

This month, 4,000 volunteers will help with the Lutheran Laymen’s League “mission statement on wheels” at the Tournament of Roses Parade.

What a Gift!

We all remember special gifts from Christmases past, but the one great Gift remains the Son our heavenly Father sent to us.

Enduring the Silence of God

How do we endure His silence in times of suffering and persecution? The question is a very real and practical one for the Church and for each one of us.

The Comfort of the Incarnation

Written 472 years ago this Christmas, Martin Luther’s Christmas letter to Prince Joachim remains a testimony to Luther’s pastoral theology.

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