Wow! What an eye-catching cover on the February 2011 issue of The Lutheran Witness! I was immediately drawn to open the magazine and scan the pages. Each article caught my interest in the way it was presented. The whole format is very inviting! Thank you for making the changes that have brought “new life” to
Thank you for the February issue of The Lutheran Witness! It is a great issue for parents, for families and for grandparents in today’s world, but, even better, for Lutheran families. Thank you for sound doctrine. Keep up the good work, and continue to give us what we need, not what we think we want!
Rev. Roberts (February) threw out the bogeyman that new technology may threaten to make our worship entertainment. The dictionary says that to entertain is “to interest, to please, or to amuse.” The antonym for entertain is “to bore.” Personally, I lean more to the entertainment side myself. Dr. Roland Schutz Benton, Ark. Read More
My wife and I read with much interest the article by Derek Roberts. We agree with Pastor Roberts that the danger in technology is focusing on the medium instead of the message. Traditional worship, we feel, separates us from the things of this world and focuses on the joy of worshiping our Lord and Savior,
I read with great interest Rev. Derek Roberts’ story, but wanted to add one question to the top of his “Technology Litmus Test.” I think that the first question would be more like, “Why not?” If we have access to media and technology that will allow others hear the message of Jesus in a myriad
You can read this April issue of The Lutheran Witness with triumphant gladness and take comfort in what you read, learning from articles that focus on the eternal joy that is yours . . . because Jesus lives.
If anything goes in our culture, why are public apologies still so prevalent?
by John Murphy Ball St. Patrick’s Day has little liturgical significance. Outside of Ireland, it isn’t even a national holiday–I don’t know anyone who gets the day off. However, if there was ever a man who deserved to have a day named in his honor, it is Patrick. He was a Christian hero of incredible
In the midst of a weak economy and unstable foreign relations, not to mention a country increasingly unwelcoming of the Lutheran faith, it can sometimes feel like there is little hope for the church. President Harrison reminds of Christ’s love and the strength that is ours in Him.
The story, from Daniel chapter 3, of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the burning fiery furnace is not included in the Scripture readings appointed to be read on any Sunday of the Church Year. As a result, it seldom serves as a text for sermons. Most of us are familiar with the story either from Sunday School lessons or from our personal devotional readings. But it is a story that is most appropriate for each of us.
Thank you for revising the Witness. Now when it arrives in the mail, I take out the articles for further personal Bible study. I really appreciate the con-tributing pastors writing studies. What a positive change. Marge Staekler Whitewater, Wis. Read More Letters to the Editor Send letters to “Letters,” c/o The Lutheran Witness, 1333
by Rev. Ken Lampe A dog was sitting in a railway station inside a large crate. Obviously he was supposed to be sent somewhere, but no one put the crate on any of the trains. Finally, one passenger said to a clerk, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sadder dog. What’s the problem?” The