Law and Gospel Preaching
Have you heard some good sermons lately? By a “good sermon,” I mean proper and powerful preaching…
The Magazine
Perplexed by LSB
I want to say something about Lutheran Service Book. I truly appreciate the attempt made to make everyone happy and to have the same hymnal in all LCMS pews. I am, however, perplexed and disappointed that strides made in Lutheran Worship were simply reversed. I’m not talking about big things, but some things that simply
Portals of Prayer
A little magazine; a big message.
Strangers in the Pews
You can help visitors to your congregation feel welcome. Here are some practical thoughts to keep in mind.
Lutheranism’s Sweetest Voice
Paul Gerhardt’s beloved hymns were a product of suffering.
Facing Unemployment
by Dr. Leslie (Jack) Fyans I’m facing a layoff at work and am very anxious about what to do. My wife also works, but we can’t make it on her paycheck alone. How can my faith support me during this time? I hear the very real struggle in your question of not being able to
The Judge Who Changed History
Two thousand years ago, a Roman governor made a judgment that would place the Messiah on the cross. Who was he? What political forces caused his decision?
Worship paradigms
In his January letter regarding the new Lutheran Service Book, Mr. Timothy R. Dahlstrom asks whether a similar resource might be available for those involved in contemporary-style worship. The LCMS Commission on Worship has included consideration of diverse worship in its current work, and it plans to make available more resources in that area in
More Hopes and Dreams
Last month, I began to share with you the hopes, dreams, and objectives that I have for the Synod.
Ordinary Means, Extradordinary Gifts
The Lord’s Supper is a gift of life and love to be received, not a requirement to be fulfilled.
Pursuing history
I commend you on “Mercy, Lutheran Style” by Dollie Raabe (November 2006). It was the first time I had heard of Rev. Johann Friedrich Buenger, who founded the first Lutheran Orphans’ Home. I would like to know whom I could contact to get information on the Lutheran Orphans’ Home in Kansas. My mother and her
The Stem “Sell”
I found Dr. James Lamb’s January article “The Stem Sell’” well written, and I share his opinion. I do not do so lightly. I am affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). CMT is a progressive, genetic neuropathy that affects the peripheral nervous system (hands/arms and feet/legs). Probability states that there are approximately 1,500 other LCMS Lutherans