Islam expert Dr. Tim Furnish says ISIS will not be deterred by symbolic gestures like the recent genocide declarations made against ISIS by Congress and the State Department.
Concordia, Austin, awarded NetVUE grant
The $49,760 grant will be used to enhance the Center for Vocation & Professional Development at Concordia University Texas.
Otto Hintze, former missionary, professor, mission exec, dies
A funeral service is held March 23 at Ascension Lutheran Church in St. Louis for Hintze, 92.
Movie review: ‘The Young Messiah’
Viewers looking for a true picture of the young Jesus will best be served by searching Him out in Scripture and avoiding this messy, fictionalized concoction.
Network of Young Lutheran Theologians meets
Some 60 participants from Europe and the United States gather for the conference Feb. 12-14 in the Czech Republic.
Sem workshop focuses on Law Enforcement Chaplaincy
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Peace Officer Ministries Inc. will host “Christian Law Enforcement Chaplaincy — Theology and Practice” May 23-27 on the seminary campus.
New missionaries ‘sent’ for service worldwide
Ten new missionaries — along with their seven spouses and 19 children — are blessed for service in the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, South Korea, Panama and Peru.
Rural & Small Town Mission Conference set for Wichita
This year’s conference is planned for Nov. 3-5 in Wichita, Kan., under the theme “Mission at Home: Standing Where You Are Planted.”
New website focuses on missionaries to U.S.
The new Mission Nation Publishing website offers video interviews with national LCMS missionaries and other resources.
KFUO to host ADF attorney on church discrimination case
Attorney Erik Stanley will discuss a Missouri religious discrimination case on kfuo.org that involves an LCMS church.
Fort Wayne sem offers workshops for church musicians
The workshops for beginners and advanced organists are set for late June.
St. Louis seminary to present ‘Gospel of Mark’
The three performances by Concordia Seminary faculty are planned for St. Louis and Ann Arbor and Frankenmuth, Mich.
Nominees announced for LCMS president, VPs
The election for president will take place before the Synod’s July 9-14 convention in Milwaukee and the vice-presidents will be elected at the convention.
Record need expected for Laborers to serve Bethesda
Laborers For Christ is assisting Bethesda Lutheran Communities with upkeep and maintenance on 188 of Bethesda’s 300 program sites in 14 states.
Photo essay: Hispanic spirit in ‘Dairyland’
In his quest to reach Mexicans far from the border, Missionary-at-Large and Vicar David Blas shares his faith throughout Sheboygan County, Wis.
Church reaches out after Kansas shooting
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton, Kan., helps its “shaken” community after the deadly Feb. 25 rampage in nearby Hesston, Kan.
