Professor emeritus David P. Kuske called home
"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants" (Ps 116:15). On October 29, 2022, the Lord called to himself the soul of Professor emeritus David P. Kuske, at the ...
Formed through Trials
When my wife Lauren and I were choosing a text for our recent wedding, we wanted something to cling to. We wanted something to hold near to our hearts as we face the inevitable struggles ...
Registration for Celebration of Ministry Retreats NOW OPEN!
Pastors and wives of the WLS classes 1988, 1998, 2013, and 2020 are invited to register now for their respective Celebration of Ministry retreat. Pastors who were originally part of the anniversary classes but who ...
Course Opportunities
Winterin 2023 registration is now open. Winterim is a two-week session, beginning January 9 and running through January 20. Course space is limited and filled on a first come, first served basis. This year's course ...
Informal Continuing Education
The Grow in Grace team provides resources for informal (not-for-credit) continuing education. This 11-minute exegetical video on the account of “the Bethel bears” in 2 Kings 2 is an example of the kind of resources we could ...
Prepared for the Parsonage
I'm not a pastor’s kid. I graduated from a non-WELS high school. I’m not from the Midwest, and I’m an introvert. So, as I consider my recent transition to the parish life, I’m asking myself, ...
Psalm 130
The fall season in Wisconsin was beautiful this year, but fall also reminds us that life in this world is limited. “How long, O Lord?” The last Sunday of the church year we hear Jesus ...
Forming Pastors in Other Cultures
By the grace of God, the Lord is still using me to proclaim his praise at the age of 75 years. Like the apostle Paul, who said, “what I received, I passed on,” I have ...
Shaped by Brotherhood
"Brothers!" I vividly remember hearing that word over and over again on our class trips to the seminary during my college years. Everywhere we went on campus, the seminarians would call us “brothers.” At first ...