Advent: Beginning the Cycle of Holy Time
Beginning with Advent, our church calendar provides a sacred sequence of observances and celebrations that help us experience the fullness of our faith.
The Magazine
More to say on “Is God Green?”
I was very encouraged to read the article “Is God green?” by Pastor Nelson a couple of months ago. My own graduate studies on the topic of “Christianity and Environmental Ethics” lead me to the realization that conservative Christian denominations such as the LCMS have fallen behind in the way of supporting care for creation
A Deluge of Mercy
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a deluge of misery resulted in a deluge of mercy.
Perplexed by “Poster Power”
I was perplexed when I read the article about the all white Sunday school class in St. Louis sending literature featuring a white Jesus and other white biblical characters to an all Black Sunday school in Kenya. This on the heels of an article on racism in a previous issue, and even a letter to
Partners: Working with the Synod’s Mercy Arm
Military chaplains, coffee drinkers, African youth. They seem to share little in common, but all are involved in reaching out to people in need with Christ’s mercy.
New Life in Greensburg
Five months after a tornado wiped out this small Kansas town, killing 10 residents, Lutherans there thank God for their lives, a new church building and a fresh outlook.
On Words and Vocations
In an age of politically correct terms, Christians should resist any willful deformation of their language because it inevitably creates a lie.
Let God Love You
A rainy-day visit to Grandma’s house provides a memory that lasts a lifetime.
Ablaze! in God’s Word
by Rev. Ronald E. Nelson The successful distribution of 24,000 digital New Testaments at the 2007 LCMS National Youth Gathering was just the beginning of a partnership of LCMS World Mission with Hosanna Ministries of Albuquerque, N.M., and the American Bible Society to be a conduit for bringing God’s Word to the world. The partnership will
Harvest and Thanksgiving
by Terence Groth More often than not, we Americans today live in an urban or suburban environment that is disconnected from the vocation of agriculture. Our lives are not measured by the cycles of seedtime and harvest. Most of us do not wrestle with nature in order to eat. We simply select a supermarket, fast-food
Lutheran Witness: November 2007
By the time this issue of The Lutheran Witness arrives on your doorstep, many of us will have been thoroughly inundated by all the relentlessly commercial manifestations of the coming Christmastide.
Groups Ablaze!
Developing small groups for outreach can aid and support our evangelism efforts as we speak the Good News to our unchurched friends and neighbors.