‘His Love Is Here for You’
Of all the LCMS conventions I have attended, none has exceeded or even equaled the evangelical and fraternal spirit of this year’s gathering.
Three Celebrations for the Quiet Season
by Gregory Wismar In some ways August is the “quiet season” of the calendar by which we mark the passage of time. It is the only month that consistently has no major holidays listed among its 31 days. While there may not be special secular celebrations, our church-year calendar supplies us with three memorable festal …
Shedding Some Light
A New LessonMy two daughters were bickering one afternoon, and they started hitting each other. When I saw Kendall, 4, hit Kerry, 2, I said emphatically, “Kendall! Does Jesus want you to hit your sister like that?” Without missing a beat, Kendall replied, “No, but Kerry hit me first. And the Golden Rule says, ‘Do …
From Maintenance to Mission
A childcare ministry reignites a suburban congregation and creates new outreach opportunities in its community.
In the Shadow of Death … Chaplains Speak of Life Eternal
Chaplains Speak of Life Eternal
Fan Into Flame: Igniting Hearts
Fan into Flame gifts support Ghana seminary construction.
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 …