
Seeing Creation from a Spacecraft Window
Colonel Jeffrey Williams brings a witness to God’s glory and grace and further testimony to Scriptures through an extraordinary perspective.

Colonel Jeffrey Williams brings a witness to God’s glory and grace and further testimony to Scriptures through an extraordinary perspective.

Welcome to the August issue of The Lutheran Witness. It’s been two months since we’ve arrived in your mailbox, or on your doorstep, and a lot has changed in the interval.

Welcome to the August issue of The Lutheran Witness. It’s been two months since we’ve arrived in your mailbox, or on your doorstep, and a lot has changed in the interval.

Decisions affecting structure and governance will take precedence when the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod meets July 10—17 in Houston.

by Roland Lovstad In conjunction with the 2010 LCMS Convention, congregations and their members are invited to participate in prayers and in gathering a national offering to continue their commitment to the mission of Christ through the ministry of Word and Sacrament. Building on the convention theme, “ONE People—Forgiven,” the offering emphasizes “ONE People Sharing

How the LCMS is organized could change if delegates to July’s national convention in Houston approve recommendations from a four-year study by a special task force.

The men nominated by LCMS congregations to stand for election as Synod president offer their insights on the state of the Synod and the issues confronting it.

Hard on the heels of the Synod’s convention in Houston, LCMS youth will gather in New Orleans July 17—21 for the National Youth Gathering.

“Thoughts on Youth Ministry in a Postmodern Culture” is disappointing. The author’s introduction makes it clear that, while the article is couched in the voice of a youth talking to us, in fact, the speaker is only the author’s fictional creation. Why should we give any more credence to this fictional invention than to some

Amid all its blessings, spring brings an annual migration where young men and women walk across the graduation stages of our nation’s colleges and universities and receive their diplomas. They then walk into their futures with great expectations.

“Practicing Hospitality: Together through Cuisine” was extra-special to us. My husband and I met at St. Paul’s Lutheran Chapel and University Center in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1961. We met at Rev. John Constables’ Sunday School class, where he willingly took time to answer questions. We’ll celebrate 49 years this July. Another reason this article

Situation Ethics? There’s a certain inconsistency in the way we insist our butcher’s scale be absolutely, positively correct; yet we don’t object too much if our bathroom scale fools around a bit with the numbers. George Kottzwitz Trinity Lutheran Church Edwardsville, Ill. More Pastoral Puns The old pastor had preached thousands of sermons, but