“Fences,” starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, explores grief, loss and the difficulties of marriage and family life.
2016 LCMS ‘Handbook’ available online
The updated “Handbook” includes the Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod and features a revised and expanded index and a first-time separate red-lined edition.
Feb. 15 webinar topic: caring for creation with youth
The Rev. A. Trevor Sutton is scheduled to lead webinar discussion on the topic of “Going Green — Biblical Truth or Brief Trend?”
March for Life president returns to KFUO program
Jeanne Mancini is set to be moderator Kip Allen’s guest for Worldwide KFUO’s Feb. 15 “Free to be Faithful” program.
Movie review: ‘Manchester by the Sea’
Few films tackle grief and loss as well as “Manchester by the Sea,” but it would be even better if it featured the characters’ Christian faith in a more active way, writes reviewer Ted Giese.
LCMS Lutherans join hundreds of thousands to march for life
Hundreds from the LCMS march and sing for life at the Jan. 27 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
‘Life 360°’ conference addresses current life issues
The 2017 LCMS Life Conference focuses on life from conception to natural death.
‘Mighty Fortress’ VBS celebrates Jesus’ victory
Concordia Publishing House’s new vacation Bible school program teaches children they can trust God to be their mighty fortress, their sure defense, even when times are tough.
Wanted: groups, individuals to lead English camps in Poland
Ten teams of four to five people are needed to serve in July and August.
LEA honors 10 educators with 2017 awards
Heading Lutheran Education Association’s distinguished-educators list is the Rev. William “Bill” Beckmann, recipient of the “Christus Magister” award.
Free: resource to guide church-planting efforts
The new “Mission Field: USA — A Resource for Church Planting” addresses cultural changes and integrates the “Witness, Mercy, Life Together” emphasis into a framework for doing missions.
Movie review: ‘Lion’
This film about adoption and belonging is well worth seeing and discussing with family and friends, writes reviewer Rev. Ted Giese.
Photo essay: Our Stake in Spain
In Spain — where Lutheran martyrs were burned at the stake for their beliefs in the mid-1500s — Lutherans are once again proclaiming their faith.
In February’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
This month’s edition offers a walk through the Ten Commandments, to better understand what each one means.
Reformation Relevance: A sermon on preparing to die
In 1519, Martin Luther preached this sermon on how a Christian should prepare to die, pointing them to Christ alone.
Lutheran Center in Wittenberg welcomes tours, overnights
The facility is a modern multi-purpose international welcome, retreat and education center as well as an outpost for proclaiming the Gospel.
