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,…
Rutt joins LHM as director of International Ministries
Dr. Douglas L. Rutt of Fort Wayne, Ind., began work July 30 as director of…
Helen Morris, past LWML president, dies
Helen Morris, who served as president of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League from 1975 to…
Seminaries offer free visits to prospective students
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., have scheduled free visitation…
'Lutherans want to help' in flooded Iowa
By Kim Plummer Krull A university student living in a mold-infested mobile home and congregation…
Sept. 11 installation to be 'streamed' live
The installation of those elected at the Synod’s national convention — including the president, vice-presidents,…
Age-old Amish experience 21st century boom
ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa. (RNS) — Paul “Chubby” Chubb cranks up the engine of his big Dodge…
Study: Religious hospitals provide better care
(RNS) — Catholic and other church-run health care systems in the U.S. are more efficient…
Church of God: women can be leaders, not bishops
(RNS) — The Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) has decided to permit women to serve…
Priest at London cathedral blasts 'glitzy' weddings
LONDON (RNS) — A top priest at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, where Prince Charles and…
Russians pray for rain as churches collect aid
MOSCOW (RNS/ENInews) — The Russian Orthodox Church is praying for relief from the heat and…
CPH distributes 400-plus backpacks, school supplies
Undeterred by heat approaching 100 degrees, Concordia Publishing House employees handed out 433 backpacks filled…
