Confessions of faith: Jack Cotter
School bullies. A horrific earthquake. A Mormon community. An American barista-in-training. Shifts along the seemingly unrelated fault lines in a New Zealander’s life resulted in a shake-up that led him…
The Lord calls: Article 1
The Lord uses his church to place public ministers of the gospel where he wants them to serve. There is no use denying it. The language of the church is…
Ascension paradoxes
The ascension of Jesus concluded his earthly life among us but also created a beginning for us. Have you ever found someone who erases the distance between the spiritual and…
A unique system of schools
WELS enjoys a blessing that no other Lutheran church body enjoys: our ministerial education training system, which has existed in one form or another almost since the very beginning of…
Bible study: Jesus is everyone’s Savior
Justification is the doctrine by which the church stands or falls because the Christian faith is lost without it. We use four different adjectives to define the word justification: forensic,…
My Christian life: Turning tragedy into blessing
A mother demonstrates the hope she has through her Savior following her son’s devastating accident. “ ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to…
Do you mind if I come in?
“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ . . . Then he opened their minds so they…
Q&A: If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him?
If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him? Free will a misnomer The use of free will is a…
Parent conversations: How can we help young adults stay engaged in the church?
The statistics on church membership for young adults are depressing. Is there anything we can do to stem the tide of those who are dropping out of our churches in…