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In February’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
With love as the focus of this issue, readers will be reminded of “God’s acts of love” for us and learn about St. Valentine.
Harrison seeks more input from church workers without calls
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison is calling for the Synod to “up its game” in giving attention to professional church workers on both candidate and non-candidate status without a call.
Synod offers missionaries options amid fears of Zika Virus
Those who are pregnant and serving in the Latin America region may relocate with their families to another country or return to the United States for the duration of their pregnancy.
2016 youth-ministry symposium explores confirmation
Presenters at the Jan. 14-16 event cover a range of aspects — including the involvement of parents and the Church in faith formation.
Commentary: What can we learn from 35 years of LYF youth polls?
Are young people’s attitudes and experiences any different in 2016 from what they were in 1980?
Lutherans lead life march with joyful hymns despite snowstorm, protests
LCMS participants leading the March for Life include students from Synod universities and its St. Louis seminary as well as pastors and congregation members.
Nordic Lutheran churches seek ILC membership
The Communion of Nordic Dioceses has approached the International Lutheran Council about its three member churches joining the council.
Health Ministry offers free video lectures for parish nurses
The online lectures will address topics such as Law and Gospel, mental illness, theology, loss, guilt and forgiveness, care for the aging and vocations.
Leaders term new fellowship with Uruguay church ‘a gift’
The Synod’s burgeoning partnership with the Lutheran Church of Uruguay includes the prospect of the first-ever Lutheran university in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
CPH’s ‘Teaching Faith at Home’ keeps families Christ-focused
The new book shows how teaching catechism at home is key to keeping families connected to the Church.
Longtime LWML, black-ministry leader Dr. Iri Skinner dies
A funeral service for Skinner, 93, is planned for Jan. 30 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Selma, Ala.
Lutherans among those defending life in marches
Marchers hit the streets of Washington, D.C., and San Francisco to show their support for the unborn and for the sanctity of life at all stages.
Photo gallery: Raising Church Workers for Tanzania
In March, 21 new pastoral candidates were ordained and seven deaconesses were commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshipers at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania — South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese’s (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga.
LCMS Disaster Response trains district, church responders year-round
Relief efforts following the late-December tornadoes in North Texas and flooding in the Midwest underscore the importance of training local responders ahead of time.
Movie review: ‘The Revenant’
Even though the film captures the beauty of the frontier landscape and its bitter dangers and troubles, it is a poor substitute for the book on which it is based, writes reviewer Ted Giese.
