Category: Feature Stories

December 17, 2019

Christmas Presence

by Mathew Block The Christmas story as it appears in St. John’s Gospel is not the version with which we are most familiar. There are no mentions here of Mary and Joseph, no angels singing to shepherds in the fields, no baby being wrapped in…

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December 9, 2019

If the Lord Wills: A Report on Synodical Planning

by Arnold Drung In today’s world, whether it be in business or private settings, there is a significant emphasis on planning: business plans, personal plans, budgets, and so forth. There is an oft-quoted axiom that says, “Failure to plan is a plan to fail.” It…

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November 14, 2019

Confessional Lutherans and Anglicans take talks global

GERMANY – The latest round of dialogue between the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) took place in Wittenberg, Germany from October 28-November 2, 2019, welcoming the representatives of several European churches to the discussions for…

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November 8, 2019

An Outsider Visits a Lutheran Church…

ONLINE – What happens when an outsider visits a Lutheran church? That’s the subject of a new video by Matt Whitman of The Ten Minute Bible Hour which is racking up the views on YouTube. Whitman visited St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Illinois, a…

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October 31, 2019

1519: The Gospel Breakthrough and the Leipzig Debate

by Mathew Block It was, perhaps, the year 1519 that was most important to the ultimate direction of the Reformation—for it was only in this year that Martin Luther truly came to understand the good news of the Gospel, according to his own reckoning. Luther…

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October 30, 2019

Forever

by David Haberstock “It’s all falling apart. Attendance is down. My kids hardly come anymore. Our town is wasting away, and so is our church. For most people, belief seems to play second fiddle to the cares and concerns of life. I get so discouraged,…

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