The Letter of James
Scot McKnight begins his commentary with these words: “In teaching the letter of James, one should walk to the front of the room and write these words in big letters on the chalkboard: Read ...
Preach the Word – November/December 2015
Volume 19, Number 2. In this issue of Preach the Word, Pastor James Hein shares his experience with Millennials. He serves at Resurrection and Life Lutheran, a multi site congregation in Rochester, MN. He thoroughly ...
Review: The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity
Will this book end up as shelf-furniture? I struggled with that question while writing this review. It’s a good book, but it may not be for you. The introduction correctly claims that the book ...
Review: How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
When were the seeds of Christianity first sown on the continent of Africa? From a WELS historical perspective, one might recall the Synodical Conference’s start of mission work in Nigeria in 1936 or Wisconsin’s ...
Catechism for South Sudanese
In September, Prof. Sorum traveled to Africa with Pastor Peter Bur, coordinator for South Sudanese ministry, to serve refugees. While there, they taught Luther's Small Catechism to pastors, using this simplified version, which Pastor Bur ...
Review: Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
Many unbelieving scholars believe that the original stories about Jesus underwent changes and picked up fictional additions before they were finally written down in our canonical Gospels. Young people from our congregations who go ...
Risking his life for the gospel
This pastor’s home country is on the list of top 30 countries that persecute Christians. Those who reject ancestor worship, animism, or Buddhism are either removed from their villages or beaten. This graduate of the ...
Asian Conference held
From Oct. 7-8, pastors originally from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Korea, and other countries in Southeast Asia—accompanied by their Anglo ministry partners—attended an Asian Conference held at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. Pastor Bounkeo Lor, who serves at ...
Healing bodies, serving souls
A medical assistant in Southeast Asia travels from village to village on his motorbike to share his medical skills with his patients. He also shares the gospel. This man, who became a Christian when he ...
No Loopholes. Just Blessings!
Weary no doubt from dealing with challenging and messy marriage situations in his congregation, my long-ago-sainted father was heard to quip that dealing with such situations in Old Testament times surely must have been much ...