By Kim Plummer Krull While members of Celebration Lutheran Church in St. Johns, Fla., might assume…
Pastor's bike ride raises $10,000 for campus ministry
By Melanie Ave The Rev. Kent Pierce spent much of his summer on a bicycle, pedaling…
LCMS members safe from Oklahoma wildfires
By Sarah Schafer LCMS-congregation members are safe after three dozen wildfires across Oklahoma torched more…
2012-13 'Chapel Talks' available for order
The 2012-13 edition of Chapel Talks for Lutheran Schools is now available in a downloadable…
NLSA commission accredits 111 Lutheran schools
At its annual meeting July 25-26 in St. Louis, the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA)…
Lives saved as malaria-fighting commitments continue
By Kim Plummer Krull After learning about the Lutheran Malaria Initiative (LMI) at the LCMS…
94th Int'l LLL convention includes historic firsts
By Kim Plummer Krull When the International Lutheran Laymen’s League’s (Int’l LLL) outgoing President Mick…
Commentary: Witnessing our Christian faith in the halls of power
By Timothy S. Goeglein Tiny Woodstock, Va., is a mere 94 miles from giant Washington,…
New Mercy Operations Group to coordinate U.S., international 'mercy' strategy
A new LCMS unit, the Mercy Operations Group, was launched July 1 to integrate the…
Religion at the Olympics, from ancient Greece to London
(RNS) — A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a…
Bible museum closes $50 million deal for D.C. spot
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Planners of a Bible museum in Washington closed a $50 million deal…
Scotland to legalize gay marriage by 2015
(RNS/ENInews) — Scotland has announced it will allow same-sex weddings as early as 2015, becoming…
Poll: Majority of Americans would vote for an atheist for president
(RNS) — For the second time in less than a year, the Gallup poll reports…
Should a judge prevent a man from attending his church?
MARINE, Ill. (RNS) — Joseph Haegele remembers going to the church across the road from…
Court upholds Georgia ban on guns in church
(RNS) — A federal appeals court has upheld Georgia’s ban on bringing guns into places…
Mission Advancement debuts new magazine in September
By Jeni Miller Next month, the LCMS is launching a new bimonthly publication to inform,…
