Pastor, Who Are You Voting For?
We Christians should responsibly exercise the freedom to elect our officials. But there is more to this than just voting.
How Shall We Regard the Bible?
The best place for us to get hold of what the Bible is and how to understand it is found in Jesus Himself. How does Jesus regard the Bible?
Genius and Courage
When it is commonly said that America was founded as a “Christian Nation,” that is only true in the sense that the overwhelming number of the founders were Christians, and that they recognized the benefit Christianity affords government.
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January 2015 Notices
The “official notices” are published for a single purpose only: giving notice of a result, namely, changes in the Synod’s membership rosters by the addition or deletion of the names of individuals and congregations. It is not always appropriate that reasons for the changes be identified in the published notices. Since a change can occur […]
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In the January ‘Lutheran Witness’
Readers can learn how Christians are “Free to be Faithful” with regard to key social and religious issues today, specifically those of marriage, life and religious liberty.
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Come to Bethlehem
Christmas carols invite us—and through them we invite others—to the place where Jesus is sure to be found: in His Word read and preached, the Word with water, bread, and wine, the Word sung by choirs and children.
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Advent Expectations
Advent gives us the hope of a King who not only came to us in a dingy stable, but comes to us now in Word and Sacrament and will come again in glory on the Last Day.(Read more…)
God Grant Us a Blessed End
The main thing that makes our death blessed is faith in Jesus Christ.(Read more…)
What God Does through Scripture
We do not learn about God primarily through our experiences, emotions, or imaginations, but by listening to Him (P. 25:4–5).
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Youth and Religion
When it comes to the questions of “Who should teach?” and “When should it begin?” the answers are clear.
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In December’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
This edition starts with articles about Advent and also addresses topics such as how the Christian keeps Christ in Christmas.(Read more…)
Joy and Delight
[The angels] wish that there will be peace on earth, and that the kingdom of Christ, which is a kingdom of peace, will flourish on the earth.(Read more…)
December 2014 Notices
The “official notices” are published for a single purpose only: giving notice of a result, namely, changes in the Synod’s membership rosters by the addition or deletion of the names of individuals and congregations. It is not always appropriate that reasons for the changes be identified in the published notices. Since a change can occur […]
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Be Fruitful and Multiply
Family is out and consumerism is in. People in America would rather buy toys for themselves than have children.(Read more…)
Engage the Culture? Don’t.
Paul confronted and defied “the culture” and the false values it cultivated, as do you, faithful pastor and flock when you attend to the Word and Sacraments, the culture of preaching, the mercy of Christ.
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We Are Lutherans. What Does This Mean?
The Reformation was about how God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, into the flesh in order to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world in order to bring us eternal life. That’s what the Reformation really is about. That’s what being Lutheran is really all about.
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“Where Do I Fit In?” — The New “What Does This Mean?”
Paul was not meant to “fit into” society. He was sent to proclaim Christ. We were not meant to “fit into” society. We were meant to shine as lights in a dark world (Phil. 2:15-16).
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There Is Only One Solution To Evil
How should we Christians live in the face of all this evil? How can we put a stop to all this wickedness in the world?(Read more…)
Answers for Real Life
Only Jesus has the answers you will need for life, your present and eternal life.(Read more…)
November 2014 Notices
The “official notices” are published for a single purpose only: giving notice of a result, namely, changes in the Synod’s membership rosters by the addition or deletion of the names of individuals and congregations.
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Unworthy Servants
We know we shall bear the cross in this life, and as Christianity continues to fade from our nation (even as it blossoms elsewhere in the world), the soil will become harder here. But it still remains that God works through means, and He is even now working through us, and the message on our […]
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Two Kingdoms
As Christians, we live in two kingdoms with one King. This is to say that we live in God’s earthly kingdom (also known as the left kingdom) where He provides secular authority for us in this world that includes daily provision and His created order. We inhabit this earthly kingdom with all people including those […]
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We Believe in the Resurrection of the Body
The resurrection is an event equally as important to our salvation as the crucifixion.(Read more…)
A Theology of the Cross in a World of Glory
The life of the Christian is not about success.(Read more…)