TRONDHEIM (RNS/ENInews) — A Norwegian bishop addressing the recent bombing and shooting attacks in Norway said his country has “countered this insane terrorism by demonstrating love and solidarity.” “We have brought out a social capital we maybe even did not…

Three four-day Higher Things Lutheran youth conferences in July drew a record total attendance of more than 2,100 young people, chaperones and pastors from throughout North America. “Coram Deo” (Latin for “before God”) was the theme of nearly identical conferences…

In response to the life-threatening drought in East Africa, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK) is making plans with a local relief agency and the Kenyan government to participate in relief efforts for hard-hit Somali refugees. After a telephone…

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is planning several two-day tours of historic Lutheran sites in St. Louis and Perry County, Mo., this fall as part of the national church body’s 200th birthday celebration of its first president, Dr. C.F.W. Walther. Sites…

LSB’s project director shares thoughts on its development, impact By Paul J. Grime During the development of Lutheran Service Book (LSB), which started in earnest at the beginning of 1999, all of the work advanced with one date in mind…

BRUCE CHARLES MORANT, Palos Verdes, Calif., and KEVIN A. HAHN, Marinette, Wis., have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. KATHERINE DUNCAN, Fairborn, Ohio; DENISE JOY PACILLI, Kent, Wash.; YVONNE KAY WITTROCK, Pocatello,…

Concordia Plan Services (CPS), the benefits administrator for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), seeks a candidate with a proven track record for the position of vice-president and chief marketing officer (CMO). CPS provides a full range of competitive employee benefits…

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By Kim Plummer Krull Five weeks after the sirens blasted a final evacuation warning, Amanda Mosser and coworkers at the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch are among the thousands of Minot, N.D., area residents still living in emergency shelters, campers…

(RNS) — A proposed circumcision ban will not appear on San Francisco’s citywide ballot in November, a Superior Court judge ruled July 28. Judge Loretta Giorgi has determined that as “a widely practiced medical procedure,” circumcision cannot be banned by…

(RNS) — Rev. John Stott, a renowned and prolific author credited with shaping 20th-century evangelical Christianity, died July27 in England at age 90. While not a household name like evangelist Billy Graham, Stott was considered nearly as influential. He wrote…

Rev. Robert Bergt, whose work and reputation as a musician are known around the world, died in a St. Louis hospital July 26 at the age of 81. The cause of death was heart failure and its resulting complications. A private…

(RNS) — The Crystal Cathedral, which has put its iconic campus up for sale to end a bankruptcy crisis, has an interested party that needs a large cathedral: the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, Calif. The diocese — the nation’s…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Three church-state activist groups criticized the Army for allowing an evangelical concert at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg but not making similar provisions for a “Rock Beyond Belief” concert for nonbelievers. The three groups — Americans United for…

(RNS) — On July 10, Presbyterians who support gay rights celebrated the passage of a new church policy that allows gay pastors to serve openly for the first time in the denomination’s history. As the new policy for the Presbyterian…