Lutheran Witness: February 2018
What does it mean for Lutheran Christians to offer welcome? In its February issue, The Lutheran Witness aims to find out.
Will you pray for your pastor?
Will you, by God’s Spirit, resolve to be more diligent in prayer for for your pastor? He needs your prayers, always — and now, more than ever.
“Our help is in the name of the Lord …”
“… who made heaven and earth” (Ps. 124:8). Have you ever stopped to think about what these familiar words mean for you?
The internet: Good, bad or neutral?
Depending on whom you ask, the internet can be either a mission field ripe for harvest or a minefield of perilous temptation. Which view is correct?
The ultimate safety net
We can’t safeguard our loved ones from every danger. We’re only human. But there is One who provides ultimate protection — Jesus Christ.
Podcasting: The next frontier?
A radio producer answers common questions about podcasting: What is it? Who listens? And (most importantly) should my church try it?
When you are criticized …
When facing criticism, do you respond with denial? despair? defensiveness? Or do you instead see (and seize) the opportunity to learn and grow?
From chat room to church
Online connections can lead to in-store purchases or in-person coffee dates, but they can also draw people to the Church and to the saving Word of God.
Loving your (internet) neighbor
Given that there are over two billion active users on Facebook alone, the question “who is my neighbor?” takes on a whole new dimension in a digital age.
Food, clothes and an apartment — for Jesus
Jesus reminds us in Matthew 25 that when we serve our neighbor, we are serving Him. Even more, Jesus directs Christians to see God in those we serve.
Hope for the hopeless in the new year
Our hope is not in the grinding of the gears on the universal clock that takes us from year into new year. Our hope is in the one, true God.
Concerning the six-day creation
There will always be a struggle between faith and reason. In matters of clear teaching of the Bible, however, we must hold to the Scriptures.