Southeast Pastoral Conference Gift of God Lutheran Church, Fairfax, Virginia September 27-29, 2022 Agenda: Our Youth and Future—Professor Daniel Schierenbeck “The Gospel”—Pastor Matthew Hanel Homiletics—Pastor Samuel Naumann “Pornography, Desertion and Divorce” “Pastoral Refreshment”—Pastor David Pfeiffer…
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Jim Harbaugh’s Courage and Compassion on Abortion. In the midst of a contentious public debate on abortion in…
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at our Immanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. What happens at ILC during summer? People might assume that…
Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Kendra Rodebaugh, who was called by Gethsemane Lutheran Church of Spokane Valley, Washington, to be its lower grades teacher, was installed on July 17, 2022. Preaching for…
The short answer to “What’s new?” is “God’s steadfast love and mercy, which are new every morning.” So wrote the Prophet in Lamentations 3:21-23: “ This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:…
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Switching to Contemporary Worship Won’t Stop Church Decline, Study Says. In a comprehensive study of the reasons for…
What’s new at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of White River, South Dakota? Probably not much—or so one might be tempted to think! After all, St. Paul’s is an old congregation. Its first services were held…
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Bleak View of the Ministry in America. Recent research by the Barna group and Pastor Glenn Packiam indicates…
In the list of appearances of the risen Christ which Saint Paul recounts in his First Letter to the Corinthians (chapter 15), the last one he mentions is Jesus’ appearance to none other than Paul…
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at our Immanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. On May 21, 2022, Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and…
