A Thanksgiving to remember
An invitation to Thanksgiving dinner redirects the future of a family and creates an international connection. “How do you know them?” People often ask how I became friends with a…
Q&A: If God hears my prayers, why isn’t he saving my loved one’s life?
A church member’s wife has cancer. He says, “I’ve prayed and prayed, but God isn’t listening. If he was, why isn’t she getting better?” He is afraid he will lose…
My Christian life: Caught in the middle
Navajo and Christian. A Native American relates how he lives his life and shares his faith in two distinct worlds. Caught in the middle—that’s where Aaron Newman finds himself each…
Please explain: Will there really be a new earth?
Will there really be a new earth? The simple answer is yes. There will not only be a new earth but also a new heaven and a new Jerusalem. The…
Titus: Navigating truthful living as a way of life
God’s truth guards us against deceit and is the compass by which we navigate this life. Nora and Tyson own a family business in Maine. Nora runs the business, but…
Singing our thanksgiving
A hymn of thanksgiving unites Christians past and present. In the early 1850s, members of a German family worked hard to create a life in the area around La Crosse,…
God be praised for ev’rything
I imagine more than a few pastors fancy themselves to be would-be hymn writers. Count me in. Years ago, as a parish pastor, I worked up a hymn for a…
Heaven-bound
God’s way of becoming a saint is through faith in Jesus Christ. My brother Tom is a saint. He died last December and is now in heaven. The angels rejoiced,…
New administrator poised to seize opportunities for ministerial education
Charlie Vannieuwenhoven will begin serving as administrator of WELS Board for Ministerial Education in January 2026. Vannieuwenhoven, a 1998 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, currently serves as dean of students…