By Uwe Siemon-Netto Theologically, there is really nothing objectionable about the idiosyncratic preference of many Lutherans for the back pews in church. I am sure that God does not care one iota where you sit during the Sunday service, as long…
The third “Tour de Sem” of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is scheduled for May 5. Participants — including the seminary community and their family and friends — will bicycle 95 miles from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbia, Ill., to…
By Paula Schlueter Ross If you’re going into space for months at a time, it’s best to take your congregation along with you, says astronaut Jeff Williams, a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Houston. Williams spent six months…
By Paula Schlueter Ross Hispanic ministry is a “whole-church issue,” not just a “missions issue,” says Rev. Eloy Gonzalez, associate director of the Center for Hispanic Studies in St. Louis, and chairman of the Synod’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on…
By D. Ray Halm I leaned my Schwinn against the side of the house and click-clacked my way to the door. As I sat on the sill between the back porch and the kitchen unlacing my baseball spikes, my mother…
ORLANDO, Fla. — The LCMS Council of Presidents (COP) focused on “restoring harmony and trust in the … Synod for the sake of Christ’s mission” at its Nov. 12-14 meeting here. The council also “approved in principle” a proposed alternate-route program…
The Synod’s two seminaries are sponsoring open-house events for high-school- and college-age men who are interested in pursuing vocations as parish pastor, missionary, or chaplain. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has planned two events: The Ninth Annual “Shepherds of God’s Flock”…
By Joe Isenhower Jr. MILWAUKEE — Sharing ideas with others and the “message” sent by two seminary presidents who jointly emceed the event were highlights for participants at the Synod’s Sept. 12-14 National Circuit Counselor Conference here. The first…
By Maggie Karner “If you’re so ‘pro-life,’ then why can’t you support stem-cell research? Shouldn’t being pro-life also be about finding cures to save future lives?” demanded the e-mail across my screen. Ironically, the writer was absolutely correct. Being pro-life…
By Paula Schlueter Ross A U.S. soldier is patrolling an Iraqi village when bullets whiz past him. He returns the fire and is alarmed to see that he’s hit a small boy, whose arm has been completely severed. A female…
Some 400 professionals and volunteers involved in youth ministry with congregations across the Synod participated in the 2006 NATIONAL Lutheran Youth Workers Conference July 20-23 in Orlando, Fla. This was the second annual conference known as “NATIONAL” –- a project of…
Q: I received my first call this spring on “call day” at the seminary. I will be ordained and installed at my first congregation this summer. It’s truly a time of great excitement. But it’s also a time of nervousness…
By Paula Schlueter Ross SELMA, Ala. — “Crossing Over” — from bondage to freedom, from sin to salvation, from death to everlasting life — was the theme as some 1,000 people gathered for the 19th Black Ministry Family Convocation, held…
Safeguarding students’ faith I was glad to see the June Reporter article on safeguarding our college students’ faith. Often we parents underestimate the intensity of the moral temptations and spiritual assaults our children will experience on secular campuses, or any…
By Mary E. Hilgendorf The “Parable of the Talents” told by Jesus in Matt. 25: 14-30 offers incentive, support, and encouragement for people who lead and labor in His service. His words of encouragement for using one’s talents for His…
Dr. Gary Arp of Marion, Iowa, was re-elected to serve his third term as president of the LCMS Iowa East District at its convention June 23-24 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Delegates re-elected Arp, 71, on the first ballot. Also returned to…
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