Parent conversations: Ideas to foster a family-friendly church
We tell parents that they are supposed to bring their children to church, but how do we support and encourage them in that endeavor? Here are some family-friendly ideas. They…
Confessions of faith: Skye Defourneaux
I went from knowing nothing about God or the Bible to discovering a new life with Jesus as my Savior. My husband, Rene, and I were both unbelievers when we…
Q&A: Is there such a thing as a bad question?
Is there such a thing as a bad question? Sometimes enemies of Jesus came to him with a question, but it wasn’t because they wanted an answer. They wanted to…
A mission-minded response to abortion
Before we confront the scourge of abortion, we must address the deeper scourge of alienation from God. The response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of its 1973 Roe v. Wade…
You are not in the dark
Stay close to Jesus, your dawning light. I was in the dark, literally and figuratively. No streetlights, no street signs, only potholed and unfamiliar roads. My passengers had a cadence…
My Christian life: Sixty-one years as a church musician
A church keyboardist reflects on 61 years of glorifying God through her music. From pre-service to postlude, WELS congregations are grateful for the many faithful, talented musicians who have served…
Welcome to my pew
Meet Shifty, an autistic 11-year-old with ADHD who doesn’t just attend worship but lives it. They say children are a blessing from the Lord. I believe that with my whole…
Please explain: Why is Jesus called the Word?
Why is Jesus called the Word? It could be said that the Bible has one purpose: so that we may know God. And nowhere do we know God more clearly…
Miracles in Mark: Lesson 1
Mark 5:21-43: The woman who bled and Jairus' daughter It's appropriate to begin a Bible study series on the miracles in Mark this time of year. It’s Epiphany. It’s time…