By Kim Plummer Krull As he prepared to travel to the East Coast on Wednesday (Oct.…
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McGrath: Share Lutheran doctrine with contemporary culture
By Adriane Dorr PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — On Oct. 31 — the 495th anniversary of…
LCMS team aids districts in superstorm assessment
By Sarah Schafer A four-person LCMS team began meeting Oct. 31 with district leaders in areas…
LCMS districts assessing hurricane damage
By Sarah Schafer LCMS districts are beginning to assess damages and identify needs caused by Hurricane…
Massachusetts Supreme Court to hear Pledge of Allegiance case
(RNS) — Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a non-religious family…
LCMS districts, congregations prepare for Hurricane Sandy
By Sarah Schafer LCMS districts and congregations along the East Coast are preparing for Hurricane Sandy…
'Schools Week' celebration includes request for videos, banners
Materials designed to help LCMS schools celebrate “National Lutheran Schools Week” Jan. 27-Feb. 2 are…
Monks win latest round in bid to sell caskets
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — In a sometimes harshly worded ruling, a federal appeals court Oct.…
DNA experiment yields great promise, high ethical risks
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) — Future generations could be stripped of mutations like hereditary blindness or…
Parents accept daughter's rare illness as 'God's will'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Eric and Ruth Brown believe nothing about daughter Pearl Joy’s life…
Billy Graham faces backlash over Mormon 'cult' removal
(RNS) — The Rev. Samuel Wynn admired Billy Graham and his evangelistic association for decades,…
CUS enrollment climbs to record 29,597 students
By Paula Schlueter Ross Twenty years. That’s how long the Synod’s Concordia University System of 10…
'Being present' most important for disaster response
By Kim Plummer Krull ST. LOUIS — Sporting his U.S. Army uniform, the Rev. Rod…
George to continue as Concordia, Bronxville, president
Concordia College — New York in Bronxville, N.Y., announced Oct. 24 that its president for…
Judge: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association didn't discriminate
(RNS) — A North Carolina judge has ruled the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) did…
South Carolina diocese defecting from Episcopal Church
(RNS) — The Diocese of South Carolina announced Oct. 17 that it has disaffiliated from…