Reaching Out: Luther on Mission
In a world with very few evangelism opportunities, Martin Luther had a profound sense of the importance of witnessing to what Christ has done for sinners.
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Poster Power: In the Mission Field
Packing for international travel–especially if it’s a mission trip–is no easy task. But when Christine and Aaron Ferber, members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Charles, Mo., traveled to Honduras to work at a Christian orphanage for five weeks, they decided to take both the Old and New Testament Growing in Christ posters with them.
Groups Ablaze!
Developing small groups for outreach can aid and support our evangelism efforts as we speak the Good News to our unchurched friends and neighbors.
Poster Power: Meet the Translators
Each Growing in Christ poster provides the text of the Bible story, which is printed in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian on the poster’s reverse side. “So often in these faraway lands the people cannot read their own language, thus a picture is truly worth a thousand words,” says Deaconess Pamela Nielsen, senior
A Tool for the Toolbox
Through a chance meeting, a pastor discovers firsthand the spiritual benefits of a ‘little’ project on which he had worked.
Confessing and Confirming the Faith
by Dr. John W. Oberdeck Luther planned the Ninety-Five Theses for academic debate. The popular document moved rapidly beyond Luther’s intention and became the rallying point of the Reformation. Soon Luther and the other reformers found themselves making public confession of what they believed and taught. Public confession of faith helps distinguish Scripture’s teachings from
The Hinge of History
The Reformation fueled significant changes in many aspects of life, and its effects still resonate with us today.
Rise ’n’ Shine?
by Dr. William B. Knippa My teenage daughter is difficult to get ready for school in the morning. I find myself becoming really stressed and irritable. What can I do? Your voice joins the not-so-pleasant chorus of many parents of teens who know firsthand that mornings can be stressful. It helps to look at the
Moving Tables
Some are called to ‘higher things.’ Others are called to move tables.
Lutheran Witness: October 2007
In human terms, 500 years is a long time. The world in which Luther lived half a millennium ago seems distant and hazy when we compare it to the life we lead today.
Lutheran Witness: September 2007
magazine, is for laypeople, while Reporter, our monthly newspaper, is for professional church workers and congregational lay leaders. This principle has served us well
Chosen!
2007 National Youth Gathering termed “the church at its best.” Reflections and photos from this year’s Gathering.