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Our Synod and Recent ELCA Actions

Though we affirm the demands of God’s Law without reservation, we Christians confess that the sins of the world have been forgiven through Christ’s suffering and death on the cross.
A Mighty Fortress

In the midst of profound struggles, Martin Luther wrote his most memorable hymn as a reminder that God is our refuge and strength.
Four ‘Alones’

by Rev. William Weedon Sola is the Latin word for “alone.” For the Reformers, four solas rang through Sacred Scripture: grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone, Christ alone. With the help of the Hymn of the Day for Reformation, “Salvation unto Us Has Come” (LSB 555), let’s examine what Scripture says about each sola. If
District Convention Summary Reports

Between January and July, our 35 LCMS Districts met in convention. Click on the links below for access to the Reporter Online summaries of each convention. Atlantic District New Jersey District California, Nevada, Hawaii District North Dakota District Central Illinois District North Wisconsin District Eastern District Northern Illinois District English District Northwest District Florida-Georgia District
Lutheran Witness: October 2009

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
Real dads of genius

“Fathers and Sons,” the June/July Lutheran Witness article by John W. Oberdeck, was pervasively profound and gives a prophetic punch that deflates the advertising windbags of our day. There never was a greater need for real fathering. Read the daily resume of deadbeat dads who run away from their responsibilities. Every week my little Lexington,
‘What’s a Single Mother to do?’

We agree with all the helpful influences in the sidebar article to your June/July cover story, “Fathers and Sons,” but we feel you have left out an extremely important one, the influence of the heavenly Father in a single-parent home. Our daughter often reminds her daughter of how their heavenly Father has taken care of
Not noise pollution!

As a mother of small children, I do not agree with Mrs. Curtis’ June/July opinion about the presence of young children and how their noise level should be handled in church (“Hosanna, Loud Hosanna!”). I do not view my 13-month-old’s voice as “noise pollution.” He is old enough to understand that if he fusses he
Checking the record

Many thanks to Tom Ramsdell for revealing to us in the June/July issue that our blessed Lord is neither humane nor compassionate: “The vegetarian/vegan way of life is the truly humane, compassionate way of life.” Let’s check the record: Gen. 9:3: “Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all
God’s grace at St. Paul’s

I just read “Uncovering History,” the June/July Lutheran Witness article about Rev. Franz Julius Biltz and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Concordia, Mo. In July, our granddaughter, Layla Denine Oetting, was baptized at St. Paul’s, becoming the sixth consecutive generation of Oettings to be baptized there. Layla’s great-great-great-great grandparents, Christian and Marie Knigge Oetting, homesteaded
Maintaining Perspective

by Dr. Leslie (Jack) Fyans Earlier this summer, the news was filled with stories about the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. The international attention this generated was astounding, even for a former Jackson fan like me! I have compassion for the loved ones of these celebrities, but I wonder how we can help

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