Sixty-three Martin Luther College students headed out during spring break on a tour of congregations in South Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Nebraska. Martin Luther College President Richard Gurgel (pictured in the final photo) joined them. In addition to testing out the playgrounds along the way, the students also performed 11 concerts.

This Lent, Forward in Christ has teamed up with WELS Commission on Worship to offer short weekly videos based on each verse of "The Seven Words," hymn 436 in Christian Worship: Hymnal. The videos are released on social media each Wednesday in Lent. Each hymn verse also has a corresponding article in the March issue of Forward in Christ. Catch a sneak-peek of the fourth video. Or watch all four videos at forwardinchrist.net/videos.

Follow along with these daily readings in God’s Word. This year-long study, which began on March 2, covers nearly all of the New Testament and about one-third of the Old Testament. Follow the schedule listed or adapt it to fit your needs.

The trial had finally ended. As I prepared to leave the parking garage after the sentencing, one of the jurors stopped me. “Were you with the man who was on trial?” she asked. She added, “They won’t send him to jail, will they?” She went on to explain that she did not . . .

“Let us not give up meeting together” (Hebrews 10:25 NIV84) is a directive that the Wednesday morning Bible class at Good Shepherd, West Bend, Wis., has taken to heart. Not even a pandemic could stop this group as they transitioned to online class . . .

As noted in the introduction to the Life Challenges podcast, “People today face many opportunities and struggles when it comes to issues of life and death, marriage and family, health and science. We’re here to bring a fresh, biblical perspective to these issues . . .