Registration opens Nov. 1 for three Higher Things youth conferences next summer — July 5-8…
Zacchaeus' tree now a top tourist destination
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A huge sycamore tree that some believe was climbed by Zacchaeus the…
Author finds faith, fanaticism in 'football god'
AUBURN, Ala. (RNS) — Chad Gibbs has been on a pigskin pilgrimage throughout the South,…
Muslims say free speech must be defended
(RNS) — More than 160 North American Muslims from the U.S. and Canada have issued…
Marie Kienker, LCMS housing director, dies
Luvenia Marie Kienker, executive director of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s Lutheran Housing Support Corporation, died…
ACLU files suit over nose ring, prisoners' access to Bible
(RNS) — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed two federal lawsuits in the…
10 minutes with … Joni Eareckson Tada
(RNS) — Disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada, long known as an evangelical icon and a…
Ban on school Christmas carols upheld
(RNS) — “Silent Night” and other religious songs will remain off the program at holiday…
Miniseries traces 400 years of religion in U.S.
(RNS) — A new six-part PBS series explores how deeply religion has influenced and informed…
Flooding hits Norfolk church for third time
As the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole passed along the Eastern Seaboard in early October,…
ALPB gauging interest in anniversary medals
The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau (ALPB) would like to hear from those interested in buying…
Record number take LYF's 'Youth Poll'
By Linda C. Hoops About 80 percent of the youth who took part in the…
Saxon Memorial festival set for Oct. 9
The 30th Annual Fall Festival at the historic Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo., is…
Hispanic ministries offer intensive Spanish classes
Two LCMS-related Hispanic ministries — Lutheran Hispanic Missionary Institute and Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care,…
October focuses on 'Clergy Appreciation'
In a September mailing from LCMS Ministerial Growth and Support, Synod congregations received a poster…
Poll: Unbelievers know most about religion
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Who can best answer questions about religion in America? Based on a…
