World news and commentary: May 2025
Decline in church attendance slows At the end of February, the Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study 2023–24 edition was released.¹ Previous studies...
World news and commentary: February 2025
An AI Jesus? From search engines to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is a daily facet of life for many people. But what about AI in church? The oldest...
World news and commentary: November 2024
Insurance rates rise Many US churches were surprised this year when they suddenly lost their property insurance coverage. Many factors have impacted the insurance...
World news and commentary: August 2024
Free speech revisited In the January 2024 issue of Forward in Christ, WELS President Mark Schroeder highlighted a religious freedom case in Finland. Finland’s...
World news and commentary: May 2024
Cybercrime and churches Christians are under attack, but this time the culprit is attacking in cyberspace. On Dec. 26, 2023, a cybercrime gang attacked the World...
World news and commentary: February 2024
Another victim in war: Christmas Christians in war-torn areas of our world have suffered severely. This year, Christmas itself suffered too. Consider two major theaters...
Confessions of faith: Steve Yetter
Grief is a painful reminder that we live in a fallen world, but it also was the Lord’s tool to lead a man deeper into Christ’s love for him. Spring is the season...