District news: December 2023
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA Grace, Glendale, Ariz., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of David Clark. On Oct. 15, Our Shepherd, Cornville, Ariz., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry…
A delightful trouble
A man sharing online the peace he has in Jesus creates a problem—the need to coordinate multiple baptisms around the world. David didn’t mean to cause trouble. When he started…
Confessions of faith: Lynne Eby
An atheist who hated Christians discovers the truth of God’s Word. Lynne Eby shares a lot of similarities with the apostle Paul. Lynne spent the first 35 years of her…
Book nook: Deep as the Sea: Letters to Survivors of Trauma
As a survivor of a debilitating near-death experience in my late teens as well as a survivor of childhood violent trauma—and also as someone who still deals with the after-effects…
Parent conversations: How do we teach our kids to value all people?
We can’t all raise our children in New York City like Tim and Amanda Bourman or serve as foster parents for a diverse group of children like Brenda and Steven…
WELS podcasts: The Notable Podcast
Podcast: The Notable Podcast Hosts: Jonathan Bourman, Timothy Bourman Description: “Imagine you picked up the most important book in the world, a book with words that could transform hearts. Now,…
Please explain: How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?
For many centuries, culture approached knowing truth through reason. The idea was that if we could just sit with each other and reason together, we would without a doubt come…
Four brothers, one mission
“Every time I hang out with one of my brothers, I gain nuggets of wisdom that stick with me,” says Paul Bourman, who graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis.,…
Parent conversations: What should we teach our children about the Reformation?
There are times when things are so engrained in our life that we take them for granted and struggle to even explain them. I think being a Lutheran can be…