Free in Christ: Personal offerings
“Honor the LORD with your wealth” (Proverbs 3:9). Read how two Christians requested and received direction on how to plan their offerings. “Emily” asked on the WELS website, “I was…
Please explain: Why was it important for Jesus to keep the commandments?
The one making the payment to atone for sin had to be perfect. To confirm he was—and is—the only one to make the necessary payment for sin, Jesus kept without…
When politics drives you crazy: Part 3
Remember that civil servants are God's servants too. Submitting to the authorities that God has established should be a no-brainer. Without authority, this world would be far more chaotic than…
Dark days in life
People of my generation will tell you they can pinpoint where they were on Nov. 22, 1963, when they heard the shocking news that President John F. Kennedy had been…
Burden bearer
You might start each day at the bottom of anxiety's steep slope, but you aren't abandoned. You're with your heavenly Father. Are you an anxious Christian? Your anxiety—that worry-hound chewing…
Community news: September 2024
On Feb. 4, members of Our Savior, Sun City, Ariz., thanked Fern Junso for 46 years of service as organist. During vacation Bible camp at St. Paul’s, Franklin, Wis., more…
A shared path to the ministry
WELS members Jenessa Werre and Kaitlin Gilbert have quite a bit in common. They both graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point with an education degree—Werre in December 2021 and…
WELS news briefs: September 2024
Christian Aid and Relief |wels.net/relief WELS Christian Aid and Relief will be distributing almost $500,000 in humanitarian aid grants for Fiscal Year 2024–25. WELS Home Missions will receive $64,258 in…
Men’s ministry highlights the outdoors and spiritual growth
Eight years ago, Emanuel, New London, Wis., had several ministries serving children, young adults, and women, but no men’s ministry. One of the pastors asked a small group of men…