This month’s column is from Luther’s 1535 Commentary on Galatians.
In June’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
The June/July issue of “The Lutheran Witness” offers a sneak peek at what will be discussed and voted on at the 66th LCMS convention.
Theology of the Cross vs. Theology of Glory with Implications for Parish Nurses
The Rev. Dr. Leopoldo A. Sánchez’s presentation will help the parish nurse recognize the difference between the Theology of the Cross and the Theology of Glory and respond appropriately to persons who explain their condition with an inappropriate understanding of one, or both, of these theologies.
Commentary: Theology — the ‘breath’ of Concordia University System
“The Concordias are fountains of living water in the parched desert of higher education,” CUS President Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe writes.
International Mission — Gospel-Bearing Tools: People, Policies, Protocols
The Board for International Mission — a group of pastors, church workers and laypeople elected by the Synod in convention — joyfully shoulders the responsibility of setting the policies that guide our international witness and mercy work, as it is carried out through the LCMS Office of International Mission (OIM).
KFUO Audio: LCMS Disaster Response’s Camp Courage resources
KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates hosted a discussion on May 17 about the LCMS Disaster Response campaign to raise funds for Camp Courage supplies. Rev. Ross Johnson, director, LCMS Disaster Response; Rev. Michael Meyer, manager, LCMS Disaster Response; Gail Pawlitz, educator and editor; and Leah S. Sieveking, LCMS Mission Advancement talk about the new Camp Courage resources to serve children affected by disaster.
KFUO Audio: St. Mark’s Lutheran responds to winter 2015 floods in Eureka, Mo.
During an interview on May 16 with KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates, the Rev. Bob Liebmann and Denise Kasten of St. Mark’s Lutheran in Eureka, Mo., talk about St. Mark’s response to Christmas week 2015 floods in the Eureka, Mo., area.
KFUO Audio: The vocation of chaplains
During an interview with KFUO Radio’s Joanie Harwell on May 13, the Rev. Tristan Engle, who is preparing to serve as a U.S. Navy chaplain, and the Rev. Craig Muehler, director of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, talk about becoming a chaplain in the armed forces.
KFUO Audio: Free To Be Faithful – Religious Freedom in the Military
Rev. Craig Muehler, director of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, and Daniel Briggs, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, discussed religious freedom in the military with moderator Kip Allen during a May 18 program on KFUO Radio.
Mission Work Today — May 2016
With missionaries on five continents, the reach of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod mission work spans the globe. The LCMS works in unexpected places, revitalizing struggling churches and planting new churches.
What can Lutherans do as voices in the public square?
CTCR offers clarification on Luther’s ‘two kingdoms’ doctrine.
New video explains Licensed Lay Deacon Recommendations
The 15-minute video features task force Chairman Rev. Larry Vogel, representatives of the LCMS Mid-South District and Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison.
KFUO Audio: Interview with Rev. Jeffrey Dock about Options for Women
KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates and Rev. Jeffrey Dock – pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Louisiana, Mo., and president of Options for Women – discuss the new pregnancy resource center in Bowling Green, Mo. The center, which opened on May 2, serves Bowling Green and surrounding counties in northeast Missouri.
KFUO Audio: Interview with Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer about Sanctity of Life Committee
KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates talks with Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer about the recent work of the Senate Sanctity of Life Committee, particularly the investigation of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region. Schaefer is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate, and he represents the 19th District (Boon and Cooper counties).
KFUO Audio: Free To Be Faithful – The tax status of religious organizations is being threatened
The tax status of religious organizations is being threatened. Learn about it as Free to be Faithful moderator Kip Allen discusses it with attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom and the Heritage Foundation.
KFUO Audio: Interview about Mercy Medical Team event in Philadelphia in August 2016
KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates talks with Deaconess Melissa DeGroot and Tracy Quaethem, manager, LCMS Life and Health Ministries, about the domestic Mercy Medical Team event scheduled for Aug. 25-29, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pa.
