The latest volume in the “Concordia Commentary” series from Concordia Publishing House is Joshua, by Adolph L. Harstad. This commentary explores the history, culture, archaeology, and theology of the Book of Joshua, focusing on the faithfulness of God and how He…

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Sourcebook 2005, a publication of the Stained Glass Association of America, is available free to architects, congregations, liturgical consultants, and other professionals active in fields that commission, maintain, or work with stained glass. The Sourcebook features articles about stained glass, selecting…

Log cabins of Saxon immigrants who helped form the Missouri Synod in 1847 are expected to be part of “Back to the Blueprint: Log Home” — a new video documentary about the American log cabin scheduled for airing at 1…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Want to show teenagers how precious God’s gift of life really is?  Let them hold babies! That’s the view of Becky Ferber, whose sanctity-of-life Bible study for seventh- and eighth-graders is now in its 10th year at Immanuel…

Registration opens March 1 for the 31st biennial convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, to be held June 16-19 in Tampa, Fla. Theme of the four-day convention is “Live Joyfully as Salt and Light,” from Matt. 5:13-16. Keynote speaker will be…

Dr. LeRoy Wilke, executive director of the LCMS Board for District and Congregational Services (DCS) since 2000, announced last month his intent to retire June 30.   The board, meeting Feb. 4-5 in St. Louis, appointed Rev. Jeffery Schubert, its director…

Missouri Synod Navy Chaplain Ed Jack died of a heart attack Jan. 29 while serving aboard the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf.  Jack, 51, a lieutenant commander in the Navy, served as chaplain for the…

This year’s Outreach Leadership Institute will be held July 14-16 at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., under the theme “Building Blocks for Today’s Great Commission Congregations.”  The outreach training event is sponsored annually by the Oswald Hoffmann School of Christian…

“Encourage One Another” is the theme for the 18th International Lutheran Single Adult conference, to be held June 30-July 3 at Concordia University, River Forest, Ill. The event is held annually to provide opportunities for fellowship, learning, outreach, worship, and service…

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has announced a number of changes in its executive-management team. “The changes reflect Thrivent Financial’s planned three-year transition from an organization led by dual chief executives … to a single chief executive,” said a Thrivent news release. “The…

Membership in Lutheran churches worldwide increased by 3.57 million in 2004, according to the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), which puts that membership total at 69,527,817. Statistics provided by the LWF show growth of 5.4 percent for all Lutheran churches, from the…

The Synod’s Council of Presidents (COP) has set Sept. 12-14, 2006, for a National Circuit Counselors Conference.  It would be the first such conference since 1991. President Gerald Kieschnick and the COP’s Program Committee recommended to the COP that the conference…

International Student Ministry Inc. (ISM), an LCMS mission society, is sponsoring an “enabling and equipping” conference May 26-29 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The conference is designed for those who reach out to international students on U.S. college campuses, and…

A reunion for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, alumni and their spouses and widows will be held May 31-June 3 on the seminary campus. The event is open to graduating classes from years ending in “0” or “5.”  Registration materials were mailed…