By Paula Schlueter Ross It’s official: “The longest basketball marathon is 77 hours, 7 minutes,…
Oregon church to move worship from 'little brown Quonset hut'
At first glance, Faith Lutheran Church in La Pine, Ore., reminded Laborers For Christ (LFC)…
Record number of Servant Events set (Part 1)
A record 100-plus LCMS Servant Events will take place over the coming months, through next…
Record number of Servant Events set (Part 2)
July 2-12 — Camp Dixie Lutheran Outdoor Ministry, Esparza, Costa Rica; Pura Vida!; director@campdixieministries.org. 5-10 —…
CPH offers children's book gift set
Concordia Publishing House is offering at a special price a first-ever gift set that includes…
Commentary: What's troubling about organ transplants?
By Gilbert Meilaender Longer waiting lists for organ transplants have revived proposals that our society…
LCMS Salary Information
The Synod’s policy of full financial disclosure provides for making available to members of the…
Positions (November)
The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described…
Items wanted, available (November)
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
Pressure Points (November)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Several readers have recently pointed out to me the need for…
Letters to the Editor (November)
Synod statistics Last month’s story about the 2007 Synod statistics report was more accurate and…
Kieschnick acts in support of biblical, natural marriage
LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick has been emphasizing the Synod’s strong support for natural marriage…
Synod execs: Entities stay course during turbulent times
By Roland Lovstad Executives of LCMS corporate entities express confidence that well-defined investment policies, expert…
After Ike: Needs, fear of being forgotten continue
By Kim Plummer Krull While the economic crisis and presidential candidates’ campaigns dominate headlines, little…
More volunteer opportunities
In addition to opportunities to lend a hand with Hurricane Ike cleanup efforts, coordinators also…
Too early to determine effects on contributions
Synod leaders say that it may be too early to measure how the stock market…
