With limited information from Lutherans there, an LCMS assessment team plans to leave for the island Oct. 5.
BOD votes to increase disaster-fund impact
Also in its regular meeting, the Board considered ways to increase effectiveness, received reports and took routine actions.
‘The word did everything’
Excerpted from Luther’s Works, “The Second Sermon, March 10, 1522, Monday after Invocavit.”
LCMS Stewardship releases free Bible study
The eight-session study focuses on both financial and other kinds of stewardship.
‘Viral’ photo has Synod connection
The photo of the African-American deputy carrying two white children across floodwaters has been shared widely as a symbol of racial harmony.
Movie review: ‘It’
The new film, based on Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel of the same name, tackles, among other things, the topic of fear.
LCMS receiving reports from missionaries in Caribbean, Mexico after disasters
The LCMS Office of International Mission and LCMS Disaster Response are working to connect with our missionaries and partners following Hurricane Maria and the earthquake in Mexico.
NLSA honors Schmidt with School Shepherd Award
The award honors a pastor who provides “outstanding encouragement, support and service to his school.”
NLSA accredits 102 schools, recognizes five as ‘Schools of Distinction’
The accreditation process requires lengthy evaluation and self-study.
Video: Professor Luther – The student of scripture
Scripture changes the one who studies it. The Law and the Gospel are the two great teachings of the Bible.
Broten to serve as LCMS Youth Gathering director
The role was previously filled by the Rev. Mark Kiessling, director of Youth Ministry.
Seminaries sponsor campus visit days
The visits offer a look at seminary life in St. Louis and Fort Wayne, Ind.
Disaster: what to know before you give or go
It is important to make sure we help, not hinder, the relief effort.
Documentary highlights Reformation’s influence
The program includes videos that are available in feature-length or multi-part formats.
Movie review: ‘Annabelle: Creation’
For all its goofiness and manipulative thrills, the film echoes a Lutheran view: the dead don’t interact with the living, but demons do.
Texas disaster relief involves teamwork, partnerships, kindness
Disaster-response planning continues among LCMS Disaster Response, LCMS Texas District responders and partner organizations as Hurricane Harvey relief operations switch gears toward long-term recovery.
