CONTENTS October 2025

One more for the kingdom

Back the quarterback

Parent conversations: How should families with young children approach going to church?

Christ through us: Congregations

OCTOBER ISSUE

One more for the kingdom

“The gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew ...

Jeremiah J. Gumm

So much more

October is the time for us to recall how God ...

Mark Schroeder

Visualizing the truths of Scripture

Martin Luther’s personal seal shares important biblical truths. What does ...

Paul Prange

Back the quarterback

Like a football team rallies around its quarterback, so too ...

Judith Maurice

Q&A: Should the church be viewed as a business that is either growing or dying?

I was reading an article about growing churches, and the ...

David Scharf

Parent conversations: How should families with young children approach going to church?

The words of Proverbs 22:6, “Start children off on the ...

Jen Mueller, Amanda Berg, Karyn Clemons

Painful moments

Some moments, ones that sting with pain, are working to ...

Megan Neisius

Titus: Navigating truthful living in a deceptive age

God’s truth guards us against deceit and is the compass ...

Aaron Goetzinger

Walking together for 175 years

“Walking together on a path.” That is one definition of ...

James F. Pope

Please explain: When does persistent praying become selfish praying?

When does persistent praying become selfish praying? A father is ...

Michael Vogel

Confessions of faith: Julie Wen

From Buddhist to Lutheran: It started at a rodeo. I ...

Julie Wen

Christ through us: Congregations

Our focus for 2025–2035 The new long-range strategic plan names ...

Mark Gabb

By faith

Our lives don't depend on the great things we do ...

Nathan Nass

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CONTENTS

One more for the kingdom

Back the quarterback

Parent conversations: How should families with young children approach going to church?

Christ through us: Congregations

OCTOBER ISSUE