Mark D. Hofman of St. Louis will begin serving Oct. 31 as the Synod’s executive…
LWML produces DVD-based Bible study
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and its partner, Artesian Ministries, have produced an eight-lesson, DVD-based…
Best-selling pastor is off to L.A. to write more books
GRANDVILLE, Mich. (RNS) — Megachurch pastor Rob Bell, whose best-selling book raised evangelical eyebrows by…
Muslim students vow appeal in free speech conviction
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A group of Muslim students who were convicted Sept. 23 of…
Amnesty International slams Irish Catholic Church on abuse
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A new report by the Irish branch of Amnesty International says…
Dead Sea Scrolls now available online
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls that have been stored for decades…
Christians outraged as BBC drops B.C./A.D. dating method
LONDON (RNS) — British Christians are incensed after the state-funded BBC decided to jettison the…
Church/jail sentencing program under review
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (RNS) — An alternative sentencing plan that would give inmates the choice…
'Values voters' still motivated by gay marriage, abortion
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Amid a political climate dominated by economic concerns, social conservatives are as…
Court hears Hosanna-Tabor case Oct. 5
The United States Supreme Court will hear one of the most important church-state First Amendment…
BIM continues work on developing policies
ST. LOUIS — At its Sept. 9-10 meeting here, the LCMS Board for International Mission…
Needs continue from string of deadly disasters
By Kim Plummer Krull More than 220 LCMS families lost their homes due to historic…
Synod stats: membership drops, giving increases
By Linda C. Hoops While the Missouri Synod’s 2010 statistics report shows a 1.45 percent…
'Reporter,' 'Witness' move to new Web addresses
The online versions of the Synod’s official periodicals — Reporter and The Lutheran Witness —…
'Walther' movie sent to congregations, schools
A four-disc DVD collection — including the new, two-hour movie “Walther,” based on the life…
Pressure Points (October 2011)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Following are two separate readers’ comments and two others’ questions. Comment:…
