The Small Congregation
In truth, the size of the congregation is no indication of God’s favor or disfavor.
In truth, the size of the congregation is no indication of God’s favor or disfavor.
The February issue of The Lutheran Witness is all about smaller congregations.
We know where the kingdom of God is on this earth: where the Word of God is preached and Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are administered.
Research shows that one in five adults, and one in six children, will experience a mental illness.
There is only one Lord. There is only one Savior. There is only one Son of God. Jesus. Nobody else even comes close.
Congregations that wish to cultivate faithful stewardship need to commit to the regular discipline of teaching and preaching stewardship.
The legacy of Burce’s 40 years of service in Papua New Guinea lives on.
The season of Epiphany begins on Jan. 6. In this season, Jesus’ revelation is everywhere.
Christians must be careful not to “baptize” their politics, i.e., to describe their candidate, party or policies as “Christian” when they are not clearly mandated by God’s Word.
No wall of separation between the church and state exists: Christ directs both by His guiding hand.
The January issue of The Lutheran Witness is all about the two kingdoms — the church and the state — and how God rules in and through both.
The Christian home should be a kingdom of the Law and the Gospel.