By Roland Lovstad A special committee and the chief financial officer have been authorized by the LCMS Board of Directors to continue with multiple negotiations toward the possible sale of KFUO-FM. Meeting Aug. 20-21 in St. Louis the Board also…

By Roland Lovstad  Visitors to the new museum at the LCMS International Center will be reminded of a “cloud of witnesses” who testify to the power of faith and to God’s faithfulness. Those witnesses cheer on believers today to persevere…

By Kim Plummer Krull At age 64, Rev. Edward Watson suffered a stroke that affected his speech and forced him to leave the pulpit. But this humble, soft-spoken pastor still manages to express his feelings about the small financial payments that…

By Joe Isenhower Jr.  The senior pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Ill., says that strong faith and fellow members are providing hope and support for the Engelhardt family of nearby Hoffman Estates after three of that family’s members…

Ralston H. Deffenbaugh Jr., president of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) since 1991, will resign from his post Sept. 1.  According to an LIRS news release, Deffenbaugh, 57, said the “organization needs new gifts of leadership.” “As LIRS president…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. A first-time three-day conference in mid-February for worship leaders from the Synod’s colleges, universities, and seminaries to “openly discuss divergent worship practices” on their campuses was “a practical unveiling about the extreme diversity in music repertoire,…

Although its punch was less than feared, Hurricane Gustav nevertheless downed countless trees and branches, damaged thousands of homes, and cut ogustav-keim-house.gifff electricity to 1.4 million households in Louisiana after hitting the coast Sept. 1. Particularly hard hit was Baton…

October is national “Clergy Appreciation Month” and Oct. 12 is suggested as “Clergy Appreciation Sunday.” “This provides a wonderful opportunity for congregations and members to commit to pray for and encourage their pastor,” says Rev. David Muench, executive director of the…

Although its punch was less than feared, Hurricane Gustav nevertheless downed countless trees and branches, damaged thousands of homes, and cut off electricity to 1.4 million households in Louisiana after hitting the coast Sept. 1. Particularly hard hit was Baton…

By Linda C. Hoops For the 720 participants at the 2008 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music, the one word that seems best to describe their experience at the four-day conference is “unity.” Rev. David Johnson, executive director of…

Sekolah Pelita Harapan, a Christian school in Indonesia, is seeking qualified and certified teachers for the 2008-09 academic year. Teachers are needed to teach biology, physics, mathematics, English, and history.  Also needed are curriculum specialists and elementary school teachers. For…

‘Losers,’ indeed In reading Uwe Siemon-Netto’s October commentary, I am persuaded that it is Ted Turner who has it right in saying that Christianity is for losers — lost sheep, lost coins, lost sons, lost me. If I ever think…

ACCRA, Ghana — The International Lutheran Council (ILC) accepted four new member church bodies — the most at any one time — during its 22nd international conference here Sept. 24-30. The ILC is an association of 34 confessional Lutheran church bodies from six continents…

By Uwe Siemon-Netto Christopher Hitchens, the witty British-born journalist and author, earlier this year joined the growing flock of godless writers swamping America’s bookstores with atheist tomes.  This in itself doesn’t bother me.  The man is entitled to his opinion, and…