With this issue, we salute and say goodbye to Mr. Don
Folkemer, managing editor of The Lutheran Witness
for the past eight years. Under Don, who retired
July 31st, the Witness held its own during a tough time for denominational magazines, whose circulations across the board have been falling for many years.
Missouri Synod, a constant challenge is trying to stay in touch with everyone to some degree. This isn’t easy to do. There are 2.5 million of us in some 900,000 households attending 6,150 congregations in 35 districts from Maine to Hawaii.
The 63rd Regular LCMS Convention meets July 14-19 in Houston. Learn about the nominees for president and their insights on the needs of the church.
I was reading in the May 2007 issue of the Lutheran Witness how people “recycled” their copies of Portals of Prayer. Another way to recycle them is to send them to the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines who are deployed supporting the Global War on Terror. I’m sure they could use some comforting words during their
I appreciate your article in the June/July issue of The Lutheran Witness that featured the priorities of the candidates for President of Synod. It was interesting to note that the #1 priority [of the candidates] varies from being inward focused to outward focused. The laypeople look to Synod leadership for both guidance and support. Because
Mid-adolescents have become masters at deceiving adults into thinking everything is okay.
President Kieschnick’s article is most timely and very necessary. A good sermon should be the high point of our service and be “powerful preaching of Law and Gospel.” Unfortunately, this [type of sermon] is lacking in far too many of our churches. Having been fed a sermon series for years (“Expresso Yourselves” or “The Grinch,
Thank you for the interesting article regarding race relations in the most recent Witness issue. The author makes some excellent points. The irony, however, is how the article itself only underscores the problem of “hypocrisy” being discussed. The author states, “What interests me is what we Lutherans are doing to remedy this situation. We have
When discussing race relations in America, shock jocks and outrageous pundits may rule, but Lutherans have a perfect theological antidote—if they would only employ it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. It was a wonderful surprise when I opened the Witness and found a Bible study! I have really missed having studies printed in previous magazines. They are not only useful to me personally, but I can also use them to share the Good News with my friends and co-workers.
I’d like to comment on something I read in the convention preview article in the June/July issue. Under the Human Care floor committee section were the words “assisting congregations in ministering to undocumented immigrants.” It wasn’t too long ago we were fighting over the description “anti-abortion” vs. “Pro-Life.” Somehow, we are afraid to be called
A summer camp experience demonstrates God’s love in powerful ways.