by Kim Plummer Krull The Haiti earthquake makes us think about how we can help suffering survivors and also about how we can prepare if a disaster hits close to home. Disaster preparation: LCMS World Relief and Human Care offers two disaster preparedness resources for families and congregations: Preparing to Meet the Challenge, a free,
To help an urban congregation minister to its community, a district turns to one of the greatest strengths of our Synod——its system of Christian education.
Haiti, Volunteerism, and a Desire to Help Commentary by Albert B. Collver III and Daniel Mattson The earthquake in Haiti has shaken the entire world and refocused attention on the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, if not the world. People from around the globe have poured out help to this island nation. In particular,
The LCMS has moved beyond the early emergency stage into the next steps of disaster response that, we pray, will share hope in Haiti long after it disappears from newscasts.
An online search leads to an encounter with a Lutheran pastor and an opportunity to find forgiveness, comfort, and release.
Balm for consciences afflicted by sin
Human life, no matter what stage of development and no matter what condition it’s in, is precious because of God’s creative work and Christ’s redemptive act.
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. –Phil. 4:13 ESV
While I normally read most of The Lutheran Witness each month, the January issue was especially revealing of the rich treasures with which our Lord has entrusted this church body. From the familiar voice of Rev. Mueller, my own district president, to the review of something I heard in person last year (when Dr. Newton
By the time you pick up this issue of The Lutheran
Witness, the story that has dominated the news for the
past two months, the terrible earthquake in Haiti, will
likely have begun to recede from the headlines. Yet…
by Rev. Timothy C. Cartwright I served a parish in the mountains of Colorado for eight years in the 1990s. While there, I volunteered in the local school district. The school superintendent and a principal, and numerous teachers, were congregation members. Each winter for five years, along with another community volunteer, I cared for a
In the context of Ash Wednesday, we see that God’s treasure and heart…are in the same place.