Youth, chaperones and church workers gather at college campuses in Nevada, Michigan and Nebraska in July under the theme “Te Deum.”
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LCMS Lutheran among ‘heroes’ in French-train ordeal
Aleksander Skarlatos, a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Roseburg, Ore., is among the men honored for stopping an armed attacker on a French train Aug. 21.
Former Iowa webcam-abortion clinic now pro-life health center
An Iowa LCMS congregation and local community celebrate the conversion of a former Planned Parenthood clinic to what is now a pro-life women’s health and resource center.
LCMS National Mission leaders call for action on abortion
Their Aug. 20 statement denounces Planned Parenthood and urges Synod members to action in a variety of forms.
Fire damages Harrison residence
“I’m so grateful we were not injured,” LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison says of his family after the July 29 accidental fire at their house.
Marriage, sexuality conference encourages ‘confidence, cheer’
DOXOLOGY’s Aug. 12-13 “Finding Our Voice” conference in St. Louis helps participants speak “confidently and positively about the biblical vision for sexual fidelity.”
PALS: Helping sem grads ‘survive’ — and ‘thrive’ — in new ministries
Thirty-one PALS facilitators (18 pastors and 13 wives) take part in an Aug. 4-5 training conference in St. Louis.
Illinois church, community give thanks for tornado recovery
St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Minden, Ill., holds rededication services as the congregation and community celebrate tornado recovery on Aug. 9.
CPH’s ‘Operation F.U.N.’ serves 850 area children
The annual Concordia Publishing House party gives neighbors free school supplies, lunch and an opportunity to visit with “comfort dogs” and representatives of local entities.
Stewardship seminar equips pastors for work in districts
Almost 50 LCMS parish pastors attend the 2015 National Stewardship Training Seminar July 28-30 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Food, fun, faith mark Ferguson’s ‘Day of Hope’
More than 3,200 visitors from Ferguson, Mo., and nearby communities receive free goods and services from the LCMS and other area churches and agencies at the July 25 event.
In August’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
In this issue, readers will learn what makes the Church the Church, what young adults need from their congregations, why the Divine Service unites people and much more.
Harrison on third Planned Parenthood video: ‘Pray boldly … defend life’
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison offers encouragement while calling for prayer and action in the wake of a third undercover Planned Parenthood video.
Harrison, Day on Boy Scouts action: ‘It is a sad day’
The Boy Scouts of America’s announcement that it is lifting its ban on gay Scout leaders “raises concern for many LCMS congregations,” say the Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison and the Rev. Bart Day.
Movie review: ‘Ant-Man’
Throughout the film the action is generally handled with a light touch — nothing is taken too seriously.
Lutheran camp includes creation-science learning center
Lutheran Island Camp is dedicating Aug. 29 “the only science and environmental learning center in the country that is based on a Lutheran, Christian, biblical worldview.”
