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Getting Less in the Land of Plenty

by Rev. Thomas E. Engel Imagine it is 1840. Like many others, you have escaped a famine or a revolution in Europe. You and your family are now immigrants in New York, and you live in a cramped apartment. The summer is hot, the city is dirty, and it stinks from overcrowding. You are working

Mission–Minded ‘Missourians’

I cannot help but thank God for blessing us with so many individuals who love the Lord Jesus and who are passionately committed to the proclamation of the Gospel.

In the Public Eye

Eight Lutherans working in the limelight talk about how their faith informs their work.

God at Work

by Gene Edward Veith God healed me. I wasn’t feeling well, so I went to the doctor. The nurse ran some tests; the lab technicians identified the problem; the doctor wrote me a prescription; I had it filled by the pharmacist. In no time, I was a lot better. It was God who healed me,

Public Service and Citizenship: Thoughts from a Christian Politician

Our government is a gift from God, who calls us to be good stewards of it. by John W. Shimkus Religion and politics are the two subjects that conventional wisdom says should never be brought up in polite conversation. If this really were true, I would be a very lonely man. That’s because I am

God’s Grace and the Green River Killer

Dave Reichert pursued the country’s most notorious serial killer for two decades. Then, he did something few law-enforcement officers would care to do: He shared with the murderer a message of forgiveness. by Paula Schlueter Ross King County Sheriff Dave Reichert sat across the table from a man he has called “pure evil”–a man who

A Blessing, Not a Curse

The greatest miracle in Joshua’s life occurred just two weeks after his birth, when the Holy Spirit called Joshua to be His child through the waters of Holy Baptism.

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