WELS news briefs: January 2024
Home missions | wels.net/missions At its fall 2023 meeting, the Board for Home Missions approved a new mission start in Buffalo, Wyo. A group of 27 WELS members living in…
Free in Christ: Congregational Bible studies
“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly” (Colossians 3:16). Read how two congregations provide different opportunities to study that message. I arrived in Menomonee Falls, Wis., in 2019.…
The Israel of God
Differentiating between the state of Israel and the Israel of promise. Who are the citizens of the Israel that fulfills God’s promises to rebuild a nation of Israel as his…
Never take it for granted
Religious freedom—the freedom not only to believe and worship according to one’s conscience but also to proclaim publicly and faithfully what God’s Word clearly teaches is never something that we…
Q&A: How do I know I am elected by God?
Why does God elect some and not others? How do I know that God chose me? The doctrine of election is gospel. Period. A key to understanding the biblical teaching…
Parent conversations: How can we raise a generation that cherishes life?
Many Christians hoped that when Roe v. Wade was overturned, a new page would be turned in the United States’ history of preserving life. We have been disappointed, which is…
Confessions of faith: Gabby Kim
A South Korean student at Michigan Lutheran Seminary shares her journey of faith. I was raised as an atheist in an atheist household in a nonreligious country. Early religious connections…
Other miraculous signs?
We need to examine carefully nonbiblical stories that claim to share details about Jesus’ life. John wrote, “Jesus, in the presence of his disciples, did many other miraculous signs that…
Practicing Christian freedom
In the first installment of "Free in Christ," you learn how two congregations offer adult Bible classes to their members. The approaches are different, but the goals and outcomes are…
