REV. TIMOTHY J. SCHARR, Trinity, Nashville, Ill., will assume the responsibilities of the district president…
Official Notice — Constitutional Amendments
The 2010 convention adopted two resolutions to amend the Constitution of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. …
Items wanted, available (September 2010)
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
Pressure Points (September 2010)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Schools are terminating long-standing teachers as a way to balance…
Legal group: Ruling could prompt more suits against highway crosses
WASHINGTON (RNS) — An appeals court ruling that said highway crosses erected to honor fallen…
Catholic adoption agency loses fight over gay parents
LONDON (RNS) — A Roman Catholic adoption agency has lost its fight for the right…
Official Notice: Requests for Reinstatement (September 2010)
DENISE DASH, Harlingen, Texas; SHARON HINZ FRAKER, New Braunfels, Texas; KRISTEN (KLEMZ) MCCARTNEY, Indianapolis, Ind.;…
Youth Ministry offers Gathering items for sale
If a group from your congregation was at July’s National LCMS Youth Gathering in New…
'God prepared me,' says pastor in shooting photo
By Paula Schlueter Ross The photo is striking. A minister kneels on the ground, clutching…
Buchholz begins work as interim director of World Mission
Kurt Buchholz began serving Aug. 1 as interim executive director of LCMS World Mission. Buchholz…
Dr. Walter ''Ted'' Janzow, former DP, educator, dies
Dr. Walter Theophilus “Ted” Janzow, former LCMS district president and college and seminary president, died…
CPH releases devotional for caregivers
Blessings and Prayers for Caregivers, a devotional designed to encourage and equip those who care…
Books challenge consumer-driven church model
(RNS) — Two new books challenge Christians to restore their faith to its true mission…
Religious groups push action on prison rape
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Six months before she was scheduled to be released on drug charges,…
Disaster grants help people from Tennessee to Haiti
By Kim Plummer Krull Earthquake survivors in Haiti and Tennessee families with flood damage are…
RAI Ministries marks fifth anniversary of Katrina
By Linda C. Hoops Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated more than 90,000 square miles,…
