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Lutheran Witness: December 2012

This month, we focus on our church’s pastors—those men who preach, teach and baptize in and by Christ’s stead here on earth—and the ways in which the Synod can pray and care for them.
November 2012 Letters

Editorial decisions I was much saddened with the content of the September 2012 issue of The Lutheran Witness! It was certainly all important information to communicate but not at the expense of not including a monthly Bible study. This is the second time I believe this year that the Bible study has been usurped by
Lutheran Witness: November 2012

This month, we focus on our church’s pastors—those men who preach, teach and baptize in and by Christ’s stead here on earth—and the ways in which the Synod can pray and care for them.
Concerning Visitation

LCMS President Matthew C. Harrison discusses why pastors visiting their people is a much more profound reality for the Church than we realize.
Concerning Visitation

LCMS President Matthew C. Harrison discusses why pastors visiting their people is a much more profound reality for the Church than we realize.
October 2012 Letters

Thank you for the helpful articles on military vocations in the August issue, presenting civic, theological and personal perspectives on a calling that is unfortunately necessary in a sinful world. We as Christians must come to grips with the serious question of women serving in combat. One searches in vain in Scripture for women engaged
Standing Ready

Thank you for the helpful articles on military vocations in the August issue, presenting civic, theological and personal perspectives on a calling that is unfortunately necessary in a sinful world. We as Christians must come to grips with the serious question of women serving in combat. One searches in vain in Scripture for women engaged
Lutheran Witness: September 2012

This issue of The Lutheran Witness seeks to set the facts on the “State of the Synod” right under your nose. There are challenges aplenty, but there are many, many blessings and things over which to rejoice.
Believe It Your Way

The June/July issue’s focus on “Believe It Your Way,” the notion of one being “spiritual, but not religious,” was of particular interest to me as a 25-year veteran marriage and family life educator in college classrooms. Such cafeteria-style belief systems are indeed common–especially among today’s young adults. Their attitude is being summed up as “So
Marching Orders

by Rev. Dr. Greg Wismar From vict’ry unto vict’ry His army He shall lead.” These familiar words from the first stanza of “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus” (LSB 660) are typical of the many expressions in the prayers, liturgies and hymnody of the Church that contain military images and references. The pages of the

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