The faithful labors of the LCMS’s first overseas missionary foreshadowed the tireless service and devotion to the Gospel that would characterize thous…
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When Jesus ruins Christmas
Up against the glorious reality of Christ’s Incarnation, the “holly jolly” fluff surrounding our cultural celebration of Christmas t…
Joyfully witnessing
From the angels to the apostles to Lutherans among their neighbors today, the Church in heaven and on earth continues to bear joyful witness to Christ…
Mental health and pastoral ministry
The Holy Ministry does not bubble wrap pastors. In fact, it can compound mental health stressors in ways that many other vocations do not.…
To number our days
“When I am at the bottom of my strength. When I am at the lowest of lows. When I am sinking in fear, that’s just where God’s grace meets me.R…
A Lutheran view of Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University offers a lot to shout joyfully about, including becoming debt-free. But how well does Ramsey’s pr…
The toxic and the true
At the dawn of creation, Adam was the first man to distort real, godly masculinity, and Eve was the first woman to be let down and left hurting by a m…
Love for the least of these
Motivated by the conviction that human life begins at conception and their concern for embryos stuck in frozen limbo, LCMS “snowflake” families have b…
Children’s children and the plans of God
From the beginning of the world, God has been creating and gathering for Himself a beloved people. In His wisdom, He designed parents to participate w…
The Paschal Lamb and the Angel of Death
For Christians in the Early Church, cross and resurrection were not in opposition to each other. Their Easter worship services and sermons were a cele…
Piety vs. Pietism
Though often used interchangeably, the theological terms “piety” and “Pietism” actually have very different meanings. Can you tell them apart?…
Hard times for Hollywood (and other news worth knowing)
Reexamine major news stories from a Lutheran perspective with Gene Edward Veith’s new monthly “World Views” column in The Lutheran W…
Podcasting: The next frontier?
A radio producer answers common questions about podcasting: What is it? Who listens? And (most importantly) should my church try it?…
From chat room to church
Online connections can lead to in-store purchases or in-person coffee dates, but they can also draw people to the Church and to the saving Word of God…
Loving your (internet) neighbor
Given that there are over two billion active users on Facebook alone, the question “who is my neighbor?” takes on a whole new dimension in a digital a…
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Looking around at the contrary approaches that other church traditions take to Mary, it’s easy to be confused. How, then, should Lutherans view Mary?…