CONTENTS

girl being confirmed

Parent conversations: You might be a Lutheran parent if . . .

William Woodington and his wife, Amy.

My Christian life: One man’s battle with anxiety

Family walking on road in fall

Jesus every day

Bible with cowboy hat and gloves on it

“I never met a man I didn’t like”

OCTOBER ISSUE

Parent conversations: You might be a Lutheran parent if . . .

Does anyone else feel the weight of all the serious issues we have been dealing with as…

Confessions of faith: Dale Anne Mondy

God’s grace and promises provide comfort for a woman during dark times. “I am the way and…

The second Martin

Martin Chemnitz has important lessons for us as we confess God’s truth in our world. “You Protestants…

My Christian life: One man’s battle with anxiety

Anxiety can prove to be a good thing. It can draw us back to God and his…

Jesus every day

Six simple ways to bring faith into focus for families every day of the week. Lists of…

Please explain: Is God’s design for marriage relevant in today’s world?

It’s not difficult to find God’s definition of marriage. “At the beginning,” Jesus said, “the Creator ‘made…

President’s message: To judge or not to judge

It’s always a little baffling to me that some of the most familiar words in the Bible…

Bible study: Rewards of grace

The parable of the talents appears in a section of Scripture where Jesus is describing the end…

Q&A: Are there degrees of glory in heaven as a reward for good works?

I’m struggling with the concept of degrees of glory in heaven as a reward for good works….

A thought: Here we stand!

Special? You? Me? We hope that we might be special to someone: our spouse, children, grandchildren, parents,…

A daily walk with our Shepherd

Parents enjoy tucking their children into bed when they are little. Children love to be tucked in—most…

The book of James: Active in showing love

A blueprint for living out our life of faith Markings are meaningful. We’ve learned to look for…

“I never met a man I didn’t like”

A Will Rogers quote sparks a deeper look at the love of Jesus. After moving to Oklahoma…

Preserving His story

Forty years ago, WELS Historical Institute was created to preserve God’s story of his actions in the…

The umbrella of God’s wisdom

“[Job said,] ‘Oh, that I had someone to hear me! I sign now my defense—let the Almighty…