Rejoicing to confess
The Lutheran Confessions give us a firm place to stand as we consider the world in all its complexity.
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Lutheran Witness: June/July 2017
In the June/July issue, we’re talking death, dying and what Jesus has to do with both.
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Grieving with Hope
Several references tell of Luther’s great struggle – the struggle we all face in times of death.
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Getting over a pastor
Congregations can get over pastors. Pastors are, and should be, replaceable. But pastors don’t get over the places, the people, they serve. In a pastor’s mind, those two names, his and theirs, will always go together.
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… So Loved the World
Doggedly chasing the world’s standard for inclusivity and hypersensitivity often falls flat and possibly lands with a lawsuit or two. But maybe there’s another way.
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The Gospel and Little Green Men
Are there extraterrestrials out there? Likely not. Whatever life may exist in outer space, this we can say for certain: It too somehow suffered from Adam’s fall. It too somehow shares in the redemption of Christ on earth.
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A Sneaky Temptation: Theology of Glory Creep
It’s common for people to formulate the identity of God by determining first what’s good in us, and then deciding that God must be that and more.
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In Praise of the Old Church Pew
Church pews are made for community. You cannot wall yourself off from others. You cannot decide to be alone.
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Lutheran Witness: May 2017
In the May issue, be encouraged that when it comes to persecution, your Savior, Jesus Christ, who is the Lord, keeps all of you, His children, in His mercy through it all.
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Why do we suffer trials?
What is the purpose of trials in the Christian life?
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Reformation 2017: What’s at Stake? The Same Thing as Always
The article upon which the Church stands or falls is the doctrine of justification. It is the chief article of Christian doctrine.
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As Living Members of One Body in Christ
The life of the church is not a human endeavor or accomplishment. It is the gift of God, which He accomplishes by the ministry of the Gospel.
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