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July 2005
Volume 9, Number 3
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Real and Abundant Life By Dr. Dean O Wenthe President of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. 'In the Beginning God Created..' These five words begin the Sacred Scriptures. They are simple words in that they are readily understood, but they communicate a truth that is majestic and momentous. All time and space are defined by these words. All life begins here. |
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Whatever Happened to the Human Race? By Dr. Jean S. Garton Co-founder and President Emeritus of Lutherans for Life and resides in Benton, Arkansas Almost 30 years have passed since I sat in the balcony of the Academy of Music in Philadelphia to view to film series, 'Whatever Happened to the Human Race? |
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Avoiding the Fence By Maggie Karner Director of Life Ministries for the LCMS World Relief / Human Care, St. Louis, Missouri When it comes to the topic of the sanctity of human life, everybody lands on one side of the fence or the other. Either you protect and defend the sanctity of human life in all its stages or you don't. |
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An Ethic of Life By Rev. John T. Pless Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, and Editor of For the Life of the World Magazine Autonomy, literally 'law unto oneself', seems to characterize the mindset of our age. Yet as Werner Elert reminds us, autonomy is a myth, an illusion. |
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"They Bear Witness to Me:" Christ, the Scriptures, and the New By Dr. Charles A. Gieschen Associate Professor and Chairman of the Exegetical Theology Department at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN If you were to ask faithful Lutherans who fill the sanctuaries of congregations across the globe what they want to see in their pastor, the description that would regularly be repeated is this:'A pastor who knows the Scriptures well, proclaims Christ clearly from them, and lives the life of Christ in serving his flock as well as the world'. |
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God's Vision By Jayne E. Sheafer Imagine you are a young couple with a growing family, as the husband you are a successful director of a business support department at a midwestern university, your wife is a stay-at-home-mom and also manages to work part time as a CPA. Most would be looking ahead to more career advancement and financial security. But this is not the trek chosen by Steve and Kim Schave; they decided to come to the seminary. |
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Joys and Challenges Proclaiming the Word By Jayne E. Sheafer The Word of God is the same whether you are proclaiming it in a farming community in western Iowa or in a bustling, military community of the Northwest. The things that change are the joys and challenges unique to each area. The Rev. Jeffrey Pulse knows about those challenges and joys firsthand as he has served in both areas of the country. |
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