Fan Into Flame: Igniting Hearts
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Redeemer, Fredericksburg—a congregation Ablaze!
2007 LCMS Convention: One Message—Christ!
A report on the 63rd Regular LCMS Convention held July 14-19 in Houston.
Preparing Pastors
Kudos to our seminaries for offering courses and training in “Preparing Pastors Worldwide” (May). Now if they could just squeeze in a course and training on the subject of stewardship. I truly believe that manifold benefits to congregations and our Synod as a whole would soon result. Ray RothClearwater, Fla. Read More Letters to …
Lutheran Witness: August 2007
With this issue, we salute and say goodbye to Mr. Don
Folkemer, managing editor of The Lutheran Witness
for the past eight years. Under Don, who retired
July 31st, the Witness held its own during a tough time for denominational magazines, whose circulations across the board have been falling for many years.
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2007
Missouri Synod, a constant challenge is trying to stay in touch with everyone to some degree. This isn’t easy to do. There are 2.5 million of us in some 900,000 households attending 6,150 congregations in 35 districts from Maine to Hawaii.
On “Reclaiming the Church’s Young”
Thank your for the excellent article, “Reclaiming The Church’s Young in a Culture of Change.” I drive a school bus and have high, middle, and elementary school runs. At the beginning of the school year, I make it a point to tell the students they are not just a bunch of cattle I haul from …
Stewards of Everything
While reading the candidates’ views on the funding of the Synod’s work in the June/July 2007 issue, I was struck by the repeated thought that we need to educate our people about the work of the Synod. While I agree with this, I think what may be missing in our congregations is education regarding how …
Sounding off about LSB
It was with sadness that I read the editorial last issue expressing perplexity over the LSB’s language selection in some hymns. I was saddened at the clear derision and the impugning of motives the author boldly articulated. Perhaps he would do well to read, mark, and inwardly digest what Luther teaches us of the Eighth …
“Our Marvelous Bodies” – Missing Something?
Another excellent issue of the Witness. The new format is exceptional. The article titled “Our Marvelous Bodies” was very good with one exception. For thirty seven years I have taught, as I was taught in “the system,” that stewardship of the body was composed of three elements; proper diet, proper exercise, and proper rest. The …
The Return of “Searching Scripture”
Thank you, thank you, thank you. It was a wonderful surprise when I opened the Witness and found a Bible study! I have really missed having studies printed in previous magazines. They are not only useful to me personally, but I can also use them to share the Good News with my friends and co-workers. …
The “Dumbing Down of Lutheranism”
President Kieschnick’s article is most timely and very necessary. A good sermon should be the high point of our service and be “powerful preaching of Law and Gospel.” Unfortunately, this [type of sermon] is lacking in far too many of our churches. Having been fed a sermon series for years (“Expresso Yourselves” or “The Grinch, …
More Good News for Thirsting Souls
I was reading in the May 2007 issue of the Lutheran Witness how people “recycled” their copies of Portals of Prayer. Another way to recycle them is to send them to the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines who are deployed supporting the Global War on Terror. I’m sure they could use some comforting words during their …