Moments with missionaries: Jon Bare
We (Jon Bare and Guy Marquardt) boarded the plane from our Asia-Oceania Team base in Chiang Mai, Thailand. After two transfers, an overnight stay, and 36 hours of travel, we…
The next generation
The next generation of WELS leadership is already here, as evidenced by the largest teen attendance at the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership since the conference’s inception in 2020.…
WELS podcasts: Double Portion: Twin Lutheran Pastors
Podcast: Double Portion: Twin Lutheran Pastors Hosts: Chris and Tony Pflughoeft Description: “Twin Lutheran pastors serving in Southern California discussing the intersection of studying Scripture and Christian living.” A taste…
My Christian life: Sharing God’s peace with Spanish speakers
A couple finds peace in the gospel and works to share that peace with other Spanish speakers. Aquí tu paz. “Here is your peace.” Ángel Otero spent his entire career in…
Jesus!
A magnificent church inspires a worshipful whisper. The word exploded from the man next to me. He tried to whisper the Savior’s name to himself. It didn’t work. “Jesus!” We…
Parent conversations: Answering a teen’s hard questions
Pastor Michael Ewart shares a template for discussing serious topics with our teens. QUESTION: Our family feels divided over the deportation debate. My teenage son (influenced by public school and…
Lutheranism in the United States
A look at changes in US Lutheranism over the last 40 years. Forty years ago, in 1986, WELS was the fourth largest Lutheran church body in the United States, behind…
What is there to be afraid of?
One of my seminary professors once recounted something from his childhood that he had never forgotten. He said, “When I was 12 years old in confirmation class, my pastor said,…
God’s promises proclaimed through song
Every year the Seminary Chorus at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., tours a portion of the United States, presenting God’s Word in song. This April they will travel south to…