Q&A: What does it mean to pray, “Hallowed be your name”?
What are we asking for in the Lord’s Prayer when we pray, “Hallowed be your name”? Praying that God’s name be kept holy feels like asking that water be wet.…
My Christian life: An autistic man eagerly shares the gospel
An autistic man shares the light of the gospel with the world around him. When Cindy Schultz watched her smiling and babbling toddler son, Gavin, gradually retreat into silence, she…
Free in Christ: Personal witnessing
Two WELS members share how they “let [their] light shine” (Matthew 5:16) in the world. Lori and Brent Ryan, members at Holy Trinity, New Hope, Minn., use in-home hospitality to…
Human evangelism
Evangelism can start with a simple, human question that leads to opportunities to share the hope you have in Jesus. Human evangelism. The point is not evangelizing humans but how…
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…
Beauty and ugliness
An encounter with a caricaturist provides an opportunity to proclaim the gospel message in a unique way. Caricatures can distort a single feature of a beautiful person resulting in a…
Confessions of faith: Travis and Frankie
God’s grace and forgiveness shatter past hurts and provide healing to a couple looking for hope. This is a story full of hurt, yes—but it’s really a story about hope.…
Sharing the gospel with Mormons in Arizona
When the members of Heritage, Gilbert, Ariz., looked at the community around their church, they noticed something significant: A good number of their neighbors are Mormon. In fact, within a 5-mile…