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Doing penance

I just opened the much-anticipated February issue of The Lutheran Witness. As penance for my procrastination in not writing a letter praising Dr. Siemon-Netto’s November 2007 courageous and thought-provoking article, “On Words and Vocations,” I must comment on the rancorous letters printed in the issue. I believe that the negative comments directed at Dr. Siemon-Netto

In the eye of the beholder

I so enjoyed Paine Proffitt’s artwork in the December Lutheran Witness. What wonderful Christmas cards the art would make—or are they already? Janette C. BorstEmporia, Kan.   Those weird paintings by Paine Proffitt are an insult to our heavenly Father and Son. Jesus looks like an Egyptian mummy. And Joseph and Mary need neck therapy.

New Life, New Hope, New Challenges

April marks the beginning of spring. The combination of springtime sights, sounds, and smells in God’s creation reminds us of new life and new hope.

Lutheran Witness: April 2008

Many of us retain a Norman Rockwell-like image of smalltown America as a bulwark of wholesome values and the Christian faith, in our case, the Lutheran Christian faith.

Lutheran Witness: March 2008

This month our focus is twofold: (1) our Concordia University System and (2) the work of LCMS World Relief and Human Care here at home and abroad.

‘For the Sake of the Church’

Endowments enable funding to meet the goal of educating Lutheran leaders. by Roland Lovstad Colleges and universities are complex, sometimes delicate, organizations, observes Dr. Kurt Krueger, president of the Concordia University System and executive director of the LCMS Board for University Education. Krueger explains that circumstances can affect the delicate balance: retirement or departure of

Mercy in Christ

‘I thank God and Jesus Christ that someone has regarded us as human beings.’

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