Maintaining a Christian presence on college campuses is important, but perhaps never more so than in the face of a tragedy.
Medical-mission scholarship reflects young woman’s dream
The $3,000 scholarship in memory of Carrie Collins will enable a nursing student to serve on a Mercy Medical Team in 2015.
Three LCMS missionaries in PNG face deportation threats
The Papua New Guinea Minister of Foreign Affairs continues attempts to deport the Rev. Jeffrey Horn, Julie Lutz and Anton Lutz.
Synod offers year-end giving advice, resources
Mark Hofman, executive director of LCMS Mission Advancement, warns that there are risks to not planning ahead as Dec. 31 approaches.
‘Ambassadors’ sets first ‘Lifestyles of Reconciliation’ event
Sponsored by Ambassadors of Reconciliation, the April 16-18 conference is open to those who want to learn more about biblical reconciliation.
LMI partnerships ease Ebola response in West Africa
Partnerships that began with the Lutheran Malaria Initiative in January are now making the response to West Africa’s Ebola crisis easier.
Latest Ebola aid: travel scholarships for medical professionals
The Africa travel funds of up to $2,500 each — for airfare, lodging and food — are available to the first 20 applicants.
St. Louis seminary receives science grant
The $93,600 grant is to help Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, “prepare pastors and other church leaders for well-informed thinking and conversations about science.”
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.
Pastors visit Ferguson to bring peace, offer solutions
The six pastors and a vicar — four white, three black — visit Ferguson, Mo., to help bring calm after the grand jury announcement.
Wittenberg, Germany, education center to open in May
The new International Lutheran Center includes a chapel and lecture hall, classroom and fellowship space, a bookstore, guest rooms, a small library and two offices.
Resources ready for 2015 ‘Lutheran Schools Week’
The free materials for the Jan. 25-31 observance include a poster, a bulletin insert, a proclamation and a resource manual.
Symposium addresses ‘challenging’ world of infertility ethics
The question of what is God-pleasing in the field of infertility medicine lies at the center of the Infertility Ethics Symposium, held Nov. 8 in St. Louis.
Historical Institute presents 21 awards to historians
Concordia Historical Institute honors historians for exemplary accomplishment in Lutheran history.
Seminary symposia series set for Jan. 20-23
The annual symposia on exegetical and confessional theology will be held on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., and via a webcast.
Comfort dogs: ‘God’s gifts’ in times of turmoil
Three of the specially trained golden retrievers visit numerous sites in Marysville, Wash., after the high-school shooting there to help the town feel safe and happy again.
