By Maggie Karner “If you’re so ‘pro-life,’ then why can’t you support stem-cell research?  Shouldn’t being pro-life also be about finding cures to save future lives?” demanded the e-mail across my screen. Ironically, the writer was absolutely correct.  Being pro-life…

MATTHEW E. THOMPSON, Windsor, Calif., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.  ELIZABETH A. LEWIS, Silver City, N.M.; LINDA PLOPPER, Grafton, Wis.; LINDA RADUE, Grafton, Wis.; LOUISE REABE, Granger, Ind.; KAREN SHIMKUS,…

The Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens in Webster Groves, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, has developed a six-week, DVD-based, small-group Bible-study series designed to help people get out of the “rat race” of daily life by focusing more on…

By Paula Schlueter Ross A U.S. soldier is patrolling an Iraqi village when bullets whiz past him.  He returns the fire and is alarmed to see that he’s hit a small boy, whose arm has been completely severed. A female…

Seven people have joined the staffs of the Synod’s two seminaries this fall, and five others have been named as seminary deans. At Concordia Seminary, St. Louis: Rev. Eloy S. Gonzalez will serve as associate director of the seminary’s Center…

Dozens of teenagers from all over the United States learned about church vocations at the “Exploring Church Careers Event” and “Exploring the Pastoral Ministry,” held July 29-Aug 1 and Aug. 1-4, respectively, at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Activities at the…

Prominent scholars from several Christian traditions are expected to issue a strong “wake-up call to Lutherans” at a two-day forum sponsored by the Concordia Seminary Institute on Lay Vocation in St. Louis. “Lutherans have slept long enough,” said the Institute’s…

Lutheran Hour Ministries, St. Louis, is seeking to fill the position of gift planning director.  A committed Christian is sought who can direct and manage the work of the gift planning staff and serve as a senior member of the…

Seminary professor Dr. Kurt Marquart died Sept. 19, at home, after suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. A funeral service was held Sept. 22 at Kramer Chapel on the campus of…

The 13th annual Arizona Lutherhostel sponsored by the Association for Lutheran Older Adults (ALOA) will be held March 3-9, 2007, at the Redemptorist Renewal Center, also known as “Picture Rocks,” in Tucson, Ariz. Lutherhostel provides an opportunity for older adults…

Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) provides free quarterly bulletin inserts that are designed to help congregations reach out to hurting people and church visitors. The inserts address real-life issues, offering Christian insights and LHM resources. The spring bulletin insert, for example,…

Ten “Lutheran college fairs” are planned for this fall at various sites around the country. Representatives of Lutheran colleges and universities nationwide — including those of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s Concordia University System — will be at the fairs to…

The Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House has elected Bruce G. Kintz as CPH’s eighth president and CEO. Kintz has been with the publishing house for more than seven years, serving as vice president and chief operating officer for…

Dr. Edward A. Westcott Jr., former executive director of the Synod’s Board for Mission Services, died Sept. 12 in a Phoenix-area hospital after suffering a series of heart attacks.  Westcott, 83, had entered the hospital in late August after a…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Thirty of the Synod’s 70 or so long-term missionaries who are beginning new terms this fall aren’t new — they’re “old hands” on the overseas mission field who have decided to extend, or continue, their service.…

Concordia University at Austin seeks a provost to direct and accomplish the academic mission of the university.  Reporting to the president, the person in this position will provide visionary leadership for all aspects of academic and student life, including coordinating,…