Famous Footsteps
Have you ever been thrilled to walk where someone famous had previously walked?
The Magazine
What Gives the Pastor the Power to Absolve?
I am having trouble understanding how a pastor has the power to forgive or not forgive our sins. Where is the Office of the Keys found in the Bible? Did Christ give the Church this power and, if so, where is this found in the Scriptures? K.L., Texas The answer to your question is clearly
Preparing Pastors
Preparing pastors for mission—and a mission to prepare pastors.
Get A Life – A Human Life!
What is a human being? An Animal? A machine? A computer? A god? Being fully and genuinely human calls for both active and passive righteousness…
Shedding Some Light
Bible study at the Round TableOur grandson Noble Wulffraat, a first-grader, has always loved being read to and now is just as enthusiastic about reading alone. He even began reading the family Bible to himself, but found it pretty slow going. His birthday was coming soon, so he told his mother he wanted a Bible
Hope & Music in South Africa
The joyful voices of the “Themba Girls” and a young Lutheran vocalist team up to make beautiful music with Synod’s World Relief ministry.
Resurrection Reality
Cemeteries in New Orleans are fascinating “cities of the dead”
Our Marvelous Bodies
We tend to have a theological blind spot when it comes to the stewardship of our bodies, caused to a large extent by our neglect of the biblical doctrine of creation.
Expected Surprises
by Rev. Thomas E. Engel A few years back, I was facing a tough decision. A friend advised me not to do anything for a while. He said, “Just sit back and let yourself be surprised by what comes your way.” Some decisions can sit for a while and, before you know it, the answer
The Mystery of the Missing Body
Non-biblical evidence for the Resurrection is consistent and quite interesting. Yet it is by faith alone that God enables us to believe.
The Khmer catechism
I read with great interest “Taking Christ to Cambodia” (February). The Lutheran faith is indeed taking root in this Buddhist country! In the article, missionary Peg Wolfram remarks on the growth of the Christian faith in Cambodia, speculating that perhaps it has been due to “having access to remote villages, identifying Christian leaders in the
Shedding Some Light
Forgive us our errant passesUncle Matt went to watch his nephews Ian, 5, and Brighton, 4, play basketball. Before the game, they were explaining to him the three different passes they had learned from their coach: the bounce pass, the overhead pass, and the trespass (also known as the chest pass.) You can tell they