The movie “Unplanned,” based on Johnson’s book, opens in theaters across the country on March 29.
New This Week
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March ‘Witness’: Christian fellowship in a hostile culture
The March issue of The Lutheran Witness explores the theme “Life Together, Set Apart.”
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From the mission field – Art in the Dominican Republic, famine relief in Malawi
News about LCMS missionary work around the world.
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Nebraska, other states face historic flooding
On Thursday, March 21, Synod representatives will visit Nebraska to conduct an assessment of damage with the district president and other officials.
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Registration open for 2019 Rural & Small Town Mission Conference
The conference is set for Nov. 14–16 in Minneapolis.
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New preaching module studies ‘the baptized life’
The module offers both written and video resources and encourages pastors to spend time together in discussion and practice.
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Three-time NBA champion Shaun Livingston remembers his Midwestern Lutheran roots
Livingston, who graduated from Concordia Lutheran School in Peoria, Ill., in 2000, was recently inducted into the Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Hall of Fame.
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Candidates announced for LCMS president, vice-presidents
Those named on the ballots are the Synod clergymen who received the most nominations from LCMS congregations, and who have agreed to serve, if elected.
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Movie review: ‘Glass’
“Glass” is well made and well acted, but Christian viewers should be careful not to buy into its thesis that truth is found in self-actualization.
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Convention Bible study, ‘Joy:fully Lutheran,’ now available
Written by the Rev. Timothy Pauls, the Bible study consists of five lessons exploring what joy is and where it is to be found.
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Disaster Response deploying $600,000 grant for mercy work in Puerto Rico
The grant, given to the LCMS by the Harold C. Smith Foundation, will be deployed over the course of three years.
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Paula Schlueter Ross retires after nearly 35 years at ‘Reporter’
As a writer and editor for LCMS Communications, Ross filed thousands of articles, earning 17 national writing awards from the Associated Church Press, including seven first-place “Awards of Excellence.”
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Bethesda to celebrate National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March
The month is an opportunity to support individuals with developmental disabilities, to spread awareness about the progress that has been made, and to reflect on what more can be done.
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Council of Presidents signs Harrison’s abortion statement
The statement denounces recent actions of governors in New York and Illinois and affirms the Synod’s commitment to upholding the sanctity of life at all its stages.
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‘Joy to the World’ theme of 2019 National Offering
National Offering gifts will benefit both national and international work.