At one convention, . . . I got a question I don’t recall having been asked before: ‘If you could change one thing in the LCMS, what would it be?’

May we all be moved by our Father’s love to share that love with others!

In addition to preaching and teaching matters of faith and life on the basis of God’s Holy Word, pastors are called to be a part of the lives of people in good times and bad, in happy times and sad.

Notwithstanding any natural skepticism and doubt, we have God’s promise and assurance that we, too, will be raised with Christ!

It is important for us to emphasize our thanks to God for life—and His care for life—throughout its earthly duration.

Despite its current economic or political clime, Bethlehem is still the place where Christ was born—where many still travel to remember a night long ago in this little town when the Light of the World came into its ‘dark streets.’

It’s become clear that ongoing vigilance is required if traditional marriage is to be protected and preserved for future generations.

During this Christmas season, may your hearts and homes be filled with the sometimes quiet, sometimes exuberant joy of this blessed time of year.

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, I thank God for the blessing of being an American citizen and a member of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

What a blessing it is when those who labor among us and those among whom that labor is accomplished live and work peacefully among one another.

Serving God and others with our gifts of knowledge, wisdom, time, and financial resources is a very important part of our Christian calling.

Placing a full-time missionary does not just happen. It takes planning, and it takes money. Our missionaries are reaching people with the Gospel thanks to LCMS individuals and congregations who have been part of Fan into Flame, the first Synodwide capital campaign in more than two decades.