Ethiopian Lutheran church breaks fellowship with ELCA

By Adriane Dorr One of the largest Lutheran church bodies in the world, the Ethiopian Evangelical…

CPH, LHM offer resources for Lent

Concordia Publishing House and Lutheran Hour Ministries are offering new Lenten resources for 2013. “Restore…

Harrison shares Lenten message in new video

In a new video available online for viewing and sharing, LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew…

Evangelicals embrace a like-minded pope

(RNS) — Not all Catholics appreciated Pope Benedict XVI’s staunch defense of Christian orthodoxy, traditional…

Commentary: Black History Month — diversity that's not divisive

By John Nunes The starting point for celebrations of African-American history month in February begins…

Physical, spiritual outreach continues to Sandy survivors

By Kim Plummer Krull Nearly three months after Superstorm Sandy, eight elderly, single women struggling…

Senske receives ALDE's 'Outstanding Executive Award'

Dr. Kurt Senske, chief executive officer of Lutheran Social Services of the South Inc. in…

February's 'Lutheran Witness' is for young adults

By Adriane Dorr The Church rightly spends a great deal of time speaking to and…

March 12 is order deadline for ‘Armed Forces Sunday’

LCMS congregations with email addresses should have received an email in late January from the…

Welby confirmed as new Archbishop of Canterbury

LONDON (RNS) — Justin Welby was confirmed Feb. 4 as the new archbishop of Canterbury…

Vatican signals options for protecting gay couples

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A high-ranking Vatican official voiced support Feb. 4 for giving unmarried…

Children conceived through rape open new front in abortion wars

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Standing before the throngs at the March for Life Jan. 25, Ryan…

Catholic hospital says fetus defense was 'morally wrong'

(RNS) — Legal advice trumped church teaching when a Catholic hospital in Colorado tried to…

Religious sponsors loom large in Boy Scouts' policy debate

(RNS) — The decision by Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to postpone any change in…

Items wanted, available (February 2013)

Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…

Positions (February 2013)

The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions: Concordia…