Editorial Concordia, the Spanish division of Concordia Publishing House, has produced a new vacation Bible school program that is available in Spanish and bilingual (Spanish-English) formats. The one-of-a-kind program, Operación rescate — Jesús renueva la vida (“Operation Rescue — Jesus…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is sponsoring a March 12 workshop designed to help facilitators learn how to use the “Prepare/Enrich” program with premarital and married couples. Prepare/Enrich is a program based on a set of five “inventories” that examine major…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Roy and Erna “Sue” Nolting, longtime members of Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood, Mo., did not expect the New Year’s Eve storm headed for suburban St. Louis to endanger their lives. Roy, 98 and on oxygen…

Stronger mutual understandings of doctrine, mission and charity among member churches of the International Lutheran Council (ILC) are among the challenges formulated by Rev. Hans-Jörg Voigt, who has assumed responsibilities as chairman of the confessional Lutheran association. Voigt is bishop…

ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Soon after his installation as the new president of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, Rev. Matthew Harrison was studying the responsibilities of his office in the denomination’s constitution and bylaws. One paragraph jumped out at him. Under…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Benedict XVI denounced the “vile and murderous” New Year’s Day killing of 21 Egyptian Christians, and was rebuked by Egypt’s top Muslim cleric for an “unacceptable interference in Egypt’s affairs.” Benedict made his remarks on…

(RNS) — The International House of Pancakes has dropped its suit against the International House of Prayer after claiming the Missouri-based church had infringed on its trademarked IHOP acronym. Patrick Lenow, spokesman for IHOP Restaurants, said the suit was dismissed…

Rev. James R. Linderman, former president of the LCMS Texas District, died Jan. 1 of lung cancer at his home in Austin, Texas.  He was 75. The funeral service was held Jan. 5 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Austin.  LCMS President Emeritus…