Pastoral Education
God’s desire is that the Gospel be proclaimed anywhere and everywhere, without limitations of geography, culture, or time.
The Magazine
Equipped for Hawaiian Ministry
by Sandy Wood Becoming a pastor of a church in Hawaii was not what Rev. Joshua Schneider had in mind when he decided to pursue a degree in biology and chemistry in college. But God had a plan. “By the last half of my senior year in college, through a variety of influences including my
Pastoral Profiles: Snapshots of Service
Like thousands of other graduates from our seminaries, these men are taking the Gospel near and far—to the end of the earth.
Our Seminaries: Having an Impact Worldwide
God reaches widely to bring students to our shores.
Confronting a Culture of Disrespect
What are we doing to educate, enlighten, and empower people to respect all of God’s gifts, including people with disabilities?
The Forgotten Holiday
When we say the Apostles’ or Nicene Creed, we confess, ‘He ascended into heaven.’ Apart from this brief mention, few Christians today give the Ascension much thought.
Frazzled Faith
Be still and know that I am God.
—Ps. 46:10 ESV
A timely reminder
I was encouraged after reading Ed Szeto’s article in the March Lutheran Witness: “2010 March for Life—a Reflection.” I sometimes feel we LCMS Lutherans, as well as Christians all over America, have become desensitized to the destruction of our little ones in the 37 years of legal abortions. Mr. Szeto’s mention of assisted suicide laws
Lutheran Witness: May 2010
Welcome to the month of May. In many parts of this nation—and the northern hemisphere—spring is in full bloom and summer waits impatiently just around the corner. Everywhere we look, we are reminded of the glorious world given to us by our Creator.
Lutheran Witness: April 2010
April. It’s hard to believe that we are well into A.D.
2010—in the year of our Lord 2010, that is—and
that Easter, glorious Easter, is upon us.
School Days
I’d like to comment about the February issue of The Lutheran Witness and about rural ministries. I went to a one-room school with eight grades, and I’m probably telling my age, so I’ll tell you it was a small farming community at Lutherville, Ark. I’m not advocating going back to this type of education, but
Putting the ‘best construction’ on Melanchthon
Reconstruction (spin) is not putting the “best construction” on historical figures such as Philip Melanchthon (the February Lutheran Witness). Let’s accept the fact that Melanch-thon excessively yielded to the political pressures in his later years. He did devalue the words that defined the precious Real Presence of Jesus in the Sacrament. Let’s also acknowledge that