Dr. Mark Press’ article, “Singing Our Mother into Eternity,” in the August Lutheran Witness touched my heart because we also sang my dear husband, Elmer, into heaven in January 2007. We, too, had sung numerous hymns those last hours, many from The Lutheran Hymnal. They included “Abide with Me,” “Nearer My God to Thee,” “I
We cover a lot of ground in this issue of The Lutheran Witness, from an overview of the current work of LCMS World Mission to stories about “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” Martin Luther’s most famous hymn
Celebrating the gifts God gives to His church.
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.
Eight Lutherans working in the limelight talk about how their faith informs their work.
Visit the CHI Museum photo album on our Facebook page.
All Kinds of Churches to Reach All Kinds of People.
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,
Church planting is just one facet of the Synod’s worldwide evangelism effort known as “Ablaze!”
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
Inspired by a musical, a group of Indiana women revive a tradition.
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