Confessions of faith: The Bunco girls
Patient invitations lead to multiple couples discovering a Bible-based church and joining a close-knit family of believers. What does the dice game Bunco have to do with evangelism? Everything! Just…
Q&A: What advice do you have for a new dad?
I didn’t have a great father growing up, and now I’m going to be a father. What advice can you give to a new dad? Congratulations and Happy Father’s Day!…
My Christian life: One of the first members of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society
A woman dedicated to supporting mission work shares stories about the start of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society. When I was growing up, my grandma, Carol Niemeyer, was a steadfast…
Parent conversations: How can our family grow together in faith over the summer?
The beginning of summer always feels like a fresh start. New routines set in, and I find that if I’m not intentional, they’re not always the routines that I want…
Freely forgiven
A true story of sin, Christian confrontation using God’s Word, repentance, and forgiveness. I live in a private subdivision with several dozen properties. It’s a delightful little slice of Americana;…
Please explain: What is the millennium all about?
What is the millennium all about? Remember the circumstances surrounding Christ’s return to heaven? Jesus takes his disciples outside Jerusalem near the Mount of Olives. “He was taken up before…
Now is still the time
Twenty years after it opened, Asia Lutheran Seminary continues to train national pastors and evangelists, now expanding to cover all of Asia. It was the right time. On May 29,…
What if it’s true . . . that you are free
What does freedom look like? Perhaps a more pertinent question is, what does the pursuit of freedom look like? Maybe even more pertinent: Can the pursuit of freedom be successful?…
More than conquerors
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). Have you ever been at a loss for words? Maybe it was when…