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July 2003
Volume 7, Number 3
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The Cross and Personal Piety By Rev. Harold L. Senkbeil Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. If you pay attention to what¹s hot and what¹s not these days, you¹re no doubt aware that crosses are definitely hot. Time was when you¹d be hard pressed to find a cross anywhere besides most churches and some Christian homes, but now crosses seem to be cropping up most everywhere |
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Cross and Church By Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray Pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas One of our sister Lutheran congregations in Germany worships in a sanctuary called the Kreuzkirche. A huge crucifix, standing behind the altar, dominates the whole building. |
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The Cross in the Christian Life By Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto a Lutheran lay theologian, is Religion Editor of United Press International in Washington and a research scholar at the Institute on Religion and World Affairs, Boston University. Two particularly beautiful words in the German language are not often heard these days. These words are Gottvertrauen, meaning trust in God, and Gelassenheit, a term that can be translated in different ways. Langenscheidt¹s New College Dictionary offers three options: composure, calm, and imperturbability |
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In the Field By Pam Knepper Managing Editor, For the Life of the World Featuring the Rev. Robert A. Dargatz, Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Orange, Calif. |
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