Products for Easter, children and teens, parents, educators, and pastors are among more than 100 new and previously released items featured in Concordia Publishing House’s New Releases Spring 2005 catalog. New books include: Things I See at Easter, by Julie Stiegemeyer…

Emboscada!  El Buen Pastor al Rescate (“Ambush!  The Good Shepherd to the Rescue”) is the new Spanish-English vacation Bible school program from Concordia Publishing House. It is the fourth Spanish bilingual program produced by CPH, and is the only bilingual vacation…

A view from Russia My Russian-born wife and I read with great interest and rejoicing the article in the January Reporter about the proposed LCMS Life Ministries project in Russia.  I thought it might interest you and your readers to know…

JOE C. FAIRCHILD, Virginia Beach, Va., and RICHARD A. HOWARD, Summit, Ill., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  SUSAN L. WILCOX, Seward, Neb., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of…

The latest volume in the “Concordia Commentary” series from Concordia Publishing House is Joshua, by Adolph L. Harstad. This commentary explores the history, culture, archaeology, and theology of the Book of Joshua, focusing on the faithfulness of God and how He…

Note:  Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase.  Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Wanted New or used theological books, biblical reference books,…

Sourcebook 2005, a publication of the Stained Glass Association of America, is available free to architects, congregations, liturgical consultants, and other professionals active in fields that commission, maintain, or work with stained glass. The Sourcebook features articles about stained glass, selecting…

Log cabins of Saxon immigrants who helped form the Missouri Synod in 1847 are expected to be part of “Back to the Blueprint: Log Home” — a new video documentary about the American log cabin scheduled for airing at 1…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Want to show teenagers how precious God’s gift of life really is?  Let them hold babies! That’s the view of Becky Ferber, whose sanctity-of-life Bible study for seventh- and eighth-graders is now in its 10th year at Immanuel…

Registration opens March 1 for the 31st biennial convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, to be held June 16-19 in Tampa, Fla. Theme of the four-day convention is “Live Joyfully as Salt and Light,” from Matt. 5:13-16. Keynote speaker will be…

Dr. LeRoy Wilke, executive director of the LCMS Board for District and Congregational Services (DCS) since 2000, announced last month his intent to retire June 30.   The board, meeting Feb. 4-5 in St. Louis, appointed Rev. Jeffery Schubert, its director…

Missouri Synod Navy Chaplain Ed Jack died of a heart attack Jan. 29 while serving aboard the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf.  Jack, 51, a lieutenant commander in the Navy, served as chaplain for the…

This year’s Outreach Leadership Institute will be held July 14-16 at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., under the theme “Building Blocks for Today’s Great Commission Congregations.”  The outreach training event is sponsored annually by the Oswald Hoffmann School of Christian…

“Encourage One Another” is the theme for the 18th International Lutheran Single Adult conference, to be held June 30-July 3 at Concordia University, River Forest, Ill. The event is held annually to provide opportunities for fellowship, learning, outreach, worship, and service…

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has announced a number of changes in its executive-management team. “The changes reflect Thrivent Financial’s planned three-year transition from an organization led by dual chief executives … to a single chief executive,” said a Thrivent news release. “The…