In My Savior’s Healing Hands
In sickness or in health, we can witness daily to our faith and to the blessing of eternal life we have all received.
The Magazine
Revitalizing Rural Churches
Your hometown may be just as much a mission field as a community half a world away.
Finding Insight In a Movie Blunder
A momentary distraction at a cinema box office leads to an important reminder about atonement and reconciliation.
What’s So Great about Saint Paul?
We asked current students to tell us what they like about Saint Paul Lutheran High School. Read their responses.
Rose Again?
I am a lifelong Lutheran, have been confirmed, attended a Lutheran college, and teach in a Lutheran high school. In all my years of asking I have yet to receive an adequate answer to the question about one simple word: “again.” In the Apostles’ Creed, we say that Jesus “rose again from the dead.” My
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
by Dr. William B. Knippa My husband and I are in our late seventies and are preparing what we think will be our last will. Regarding our funeral plans, one daughter thinks we should be cremated (it’s less expensive, less stressful for family, etc.), but our other daughter wants us to be buried. Neither of
Shedding Some Light
Running the Race Angela, dressed in her springtime Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Sunday school. As she ran, she prayed, “Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late! Please don’t let me be late!” Dashing across the church parking lot, she tripped on the parking-lot
Making ‘Saints’
Bordered by farmland in rural Concordia, Mo., Saint Paul Lutheran High School is both intimate and surprisingly international.
The Emmaus Disciples: Walking in the Faith
by Rev. Jeffrey Sippy Enoch walked with God; then he was no more” (Gen. 5:24 NIV). The Psalmist walks through the valley of the shadow of death, yet fears no evil (Ps. 23:4). The paralyzed man got up, took his mat, and walked home (Mark 2:9). How we walk, where we walk, and with whom
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.
Your Labor is Not in Vain
It is critical to remember that our work in Jesus’ name has value because of His resurrection victory over sin, death, and the devil!