On presidential inauguration day January 20th, 2021 (I confess that I was glued to the TV), I could not help myself but wonder over the passing of the baton from one administration to the next. Numbers were invoked numerous times: the 59th inauguration, the 46th president, since 1789, more than
Continue readingFrom 2004 to 2017, 122 new LCMS churches were started in the Texas District. We praise God for this blessing and the thousands of people who are now hearing the Good News of Jesus through these congregations. But now, it’s 2018. What’s next? Around the world, the Lutheran Church is
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“It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service”…Ephesians 4:11-12 God gave His church these people and the Holy Spirit gifted them for the work that they
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Much has been said about the “Macedonian Call” in mission theology. The call is from and to a ground that is ready for sowing the seed and for harvest. But much of that starts with a relationship of the one called and the people who are calling; a personal relationship
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Consider the LCMS’s consistent boldness: In 1856, a plea was brought to the synodical convention: “Now, we believe that we can [carry the joyous message of the Gospel beyond local congregations] by establishing the so-called office of evangelist; those who hold this office should not bind themselves to this or
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