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Ablaze! Snapshots

Even though times have been tough, LCMS congregations are still reaching out to their neighbors with compassion and the Good News of Jesus.
The Internet and the Eighth Commandment

by Dr. Jerald C. Joersz     A staff member of our congregation has been designated in a will to serve as a personal representative of a person giving large sums of money to causes promoting sinful behavior. I discovered this information on the Internet and have discussed it with others—although to my knowledge the congregation
‘Choice’ Words

by Dr. Leslie (Jack) Fyans Our child attends a Lutheran prekindergarten. We were dismayed when he came home with some words we don’t approve of. Before this year, he didn’t have a lot of interaction with other children, so this is a new experience for us. Do we talk to the teacher? Reprimand our son?
Shedding Some Light

A GIft for Jesus When my grandchildren go to church with me, I like to give them each a quarter to put in the collection plate, which they both get very excited about doing. Well, on Easter this year, after dinner, my sisters hid some plastic eggs around my parents’ yard for the grandchildren to
‘He Has Lifted Up the Lowly’

by Rev. Christopher D. Hall Illustration: The Visitation by Bonvicino; vol. 34 of the Bowyer Bible; Wikimedia Commons In the summer of 2004, the Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, for the first time since 1896. In the home of the Olympics, the host country made many references to its pre-Christian past—and to the

‘Wait. . . Be Strong. . . Take Courage!’

The July 13 election of a man who will serve as the 13th president in the 163-year history of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will bring, in his own words, “tumultuous change” in the LCMS. I pray that as a result of such change many more people will be brought to Christ through our witness to God’s love, grace, mercy, peace, and forgiveness.
Providing a complete picture

The May issue of The Lutheran Witness carried a fine article by President Kieschnick and a longer article of equal quality by the Rev. Charles Werth of Bethesda Lutheran Communities. Both items focused on ministry with and to people with disabilities. At a previous Synod convention, a task force was formed to deal effectively with
Lutheran Witness: August 2010

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.
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2010

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.
Shedding Some Light

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
Checking my To Do list

I just opened up the latest issue of The Lutheran Witness (April), and it reminded me of my To Do list. One of the items listed was to send a letter to you, thanking you for “Receiving Consolation” in the March issue. I have a daughter who has been struggling with the guilt she feels

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