Parent conversations: Parenting failures–and how to recover: Mom edition
We parents are really hard on ourselves. That’s why I thought it might be helpful to be reminded that we all make mistakes. This month we’ll hear three moms detail…
Free in Christ: Stewardship of time and talents
“Each of you should use whatever gifts you have received to serve others” (1 Peter 4:10). Read how WELS lay members use their gifts in ministry work. Blessed to be…
Pointing people to the Shepherd
One family’s story of how a pastor and his wife guide and serve in their congregation and family. “DAD, YOU SMELL LIKE PEOPLE!” “Dad, you smell like people.” This is…
Sisters Martha (left) and Dora with Missionary Mike Hartman at St. George Lutheran Church in London.
From Colombia to London
“I was in awe the first time I walked into St. George Lutheran Church,” says Dora Correa Zapata, a member originally from Medellín, Colombia, who lives in London and attends…
Please explain: What did Jesus mean about a camel going through the eye of a needle?
Context is important when examining passages in the Bible. Where was Jesus when he spoke the words, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a…
Growing in grace and knowledge
True or false? On Oct. 30, 1517, Martin Luther went to sleep with the overall faith of a Roman Catholic and woke up on Oct. 31, 1517, with the overall…
A change of heart
Every day in a believer’s life is to be a reformation—a day for repentance. I did a search on the word reform in the Bible. I was surprised that four…
My Christian life: Child of missionary grows up to serve as missionary herself
As a child of a missionary and now as a missionary myself, Joshua 1:9 is my beacon: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for…
When politics drives you crazy: Part 4
Remember to keep church and state separate. It's important to keep church and state separate, but it is not always easy to do that in our daily lives and vocations.…