By Glenn Fluegge Yesterday morning I sat at my desk and wept. I do not cry often, but I could not help myself. I had just received news that Rev. Dr. Wilbert Kreiss had died during the night while attending the…

Lutheran-school educators and administrators are invited to join in a free live webcast to help with their schools’ branding efforts Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 4 p.m. Central time. This 50-minute webcast episode — the first of four to be offered in…

Concordia Historical Institute (CHI) opened an exhibit Oct. 24 on the Synod’s first president. “To God Alone the Glory: The Life of C.F.W. Walther” will remain on display through 2012. The new exhibit highlights the life and ministry of Carl Ferdinand…

By Adriane Dorr LCMS leaders met with representatives on Capitol Hill Oct. 27 and took part in the first-ever Lutheran Services in America Day at the White House Oct. 28. On the first day of their visit to Washington, D.C., the group…

By Linda C. Hoops The third dialogue between The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), held Oct. 27-28 on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS), Fort Wayne, Ind., addressed “Contemporary Issues Facing the Church in…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — U.S. Catholic bishops dispatched their new point man on religious freedom to warn Congress on Oct. 26 that religious people risk being labeled as “bigots” without greater conscience protections. Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., chairman of a…

ASSISI, Italy (RNS) — Pope Benedict XVI hosted some 300 representatives of world religions here on Oct. 27 for an interfaith summit on justice and peace, with distinct changes made to the event first convened 25 years ago by Pope…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Religious leaders and members of Congress this week are getting a firsthand taste of what it’s like to eat on $4.50 a day as part of the “Food Stamp Challenge.” In the challenge, participants try to live for…

Concordia College — New York, Bronxville, N.Y., has planned two events featuring LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, Harrison will host a Town Hall Meeting. He will be available to meet attendees and…

LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) has made available a $10,000 emergency grant to help meet basic needs of survivors of the massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey the afternoon of Oct. 23. The grant is already making possible…

Higher Things — an LCMS Recognized Service Organization — is holding two retreats in November. The first of those, titled “Jesus: The Real Deal,” is set for Nov. 4-5 at Zion Lutheran church in Storm Lake, Iowa, for youth in Grades…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Fall enrollment at the Synod’s 10 colleges and universities continues to climb, hitting an all-time high this year of 28,421 — an increase of 967 graduate and undergraduate students, or 3.5 percent. This marks the 19th consecutive year…

LONDON (RNS) — Scores of anti-corporate demonstrators invaded London’s historic St. Paul’s Cathedral on Oct. 16, but police who tried to stop them were told to leave by church officials. The protesters — who were targeting the global financial system as…

CARROLLTON, Ohio (RNS) — Arlene Miller’s 15-year-old daughter had just awakened her and her husband, Myron, saying that about a half-dozen Amish men were at the farmhouse’s back door asking for Myron. It was close to 11 p.m. on Oct. 4…

Concordia Theological Seminary is offering its annual Advent preaching workshop Nov. 8-9 on its campus in Fort Wayne, Ind. The workshop will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, and from 8…

High school sophomores, juniors and seniors considering church work vocations or interested in learning more about church professions are invited to attend the annual “Careers for Christ” weekend at Concordia University Chicago (CUC), River Forest, Ill. “Renewed Strength” is the theme…