Lutherans rejoice in being a ‘peculiar’ people, with a distinctive interpretation of Scripture that we use in bold mission to serve Christ.

More than historic relics, our Lutheran confessions identify who we are, connect us to the Church of all ages, and keep the Gospel at the heart of our life and proclamation.

by Paul L. Maier

God used nations and men during the time between the testaments to prepare His perfect time for the birth, life, death, and resurrection of His Son.

I want to thank The Lutheran Witness for highlighting the great work of healing being offered to the workers of our church body. Kim Krull’s October article, “Recharging with Grace,” was outstanding and will hopefully point our pastors, church professionals, and congregations to a fine resource that is certain to enhance church-worker retention. Both church

The prevailing assumption running through “Priests in Voting Booths” (October 2008) is that the world oil supply will soon run out. I’ve heard estimates that the United States alone has enough oil in its own territory to meet its needs for 150 years, if we would just get serious about drilling it. Uwe Siemon Netto

I want to compliment you for the creative use of two different images to make one image on the cover of the October Lutheran Witness. It was done well! Rev. Glenn Zander St. John Lutheran Church McMinnville, Ore. Please look at page 13 of the October Lutheran Witness. Perhaps this page looks nice to the

I am responding to the October letter in which the writer discussed the reasons for the moral decline in our country. (See the section “God’s Design for Marriage” in the Letters department of the October Lutheran Witness.) I agree that the Church can do more to impact the culture around us. As the writer correctly

Regarding your October mission story, “A New Era”: This past spring, my wife and I were privileged to travel to Russia and the Baltics with an LCMS tour hosted by Rev. Robert Roegner. It was a great experience to see our missionaries in action, but better yet, to see how our partner churches and pastors