Partnering for the Sake of the Gospel
The Lord is working through His people to build up the Church in the Dominican Republic.
The Lord is working through His people to build up the Church in the Dominican Republic.
Knowing how and what to pray can be difficult, but God has taken great pains to help us learn to pray.
Discover why so many Americans still pray, even though they admit they don’t believe in God.
It’s easy to know when God has answered our prayers, but what about the times when prayers seem to make no difference?
What makes the Lord’s Prayer different? See why God loves to hear you pray this prayer. by Rev. Paul Beisel If Lutherans followed the advice of Martin Luther, they would find themselves praying the Lord’s Prayer five times per day. Luther took prayer seriously. In the Small Catechism, he instructs Christians to pray the Lord’s
We sometimes hear people say, God told me to . . . But can we be certain that its really Him?
Interested in the Synod’s fiscal status? President Harrison addresses the issues of transparency, responsibility and the way forward.
Fan into Flame draws to a close I read the article in the March Lutheran Witness about the Fan into Flame campaign coming to a close, and the numbers in it caught my attention. Nearly 67 million was raised. However, the sidebar states that only 53 million of that actually materialized in cash received. Nearly
by James Heine At its 34th biennial convention last June in Peoria, Ill., the LWML elected Kay Kreklau as its 17th president. A longtime member, Kreklau has served the LCMS auxiliary in a multitude of roles at the local, zone, district and national levels. As a member of a small North Dakota congregation, she has
In the May issue of The Lutheran Witness, we find out why Christ loves to hear our prayers and why He delights in them.
Thank you for the strong affirmation of the importance of residential education in the cause of ministerial formation, which remains at the heart of both our seminaries and which we will abandon to our peril (February). But it should also be noted that such high value does come with a significant cost, and that this
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. by Rev. Joshua Hayes The Scriptures model for us a certain kind of prayer called a Prayer of Thanksgiving. Myriad examples can be found throughout God’s Word (Luke 10:21; John 11:4142; Eph. 1:314; Phil. 4:46). A Prayer of