Lutheran Witness: October 2012

Within these pages, you will find the Church’s historic answers to its timeless questions. From matters of doctrine to matters of practice, from closed Communion and the ordination of women to suicide and premarital sex, from gun violence and cohabitation to pornography and church attendance, the Church simply repeats what Christ has already said,
speaking truth and clarity, promise and pardon.

The topics are not always easy. The answers are not always popular. The discussions may be uncomfortable at best. But the gray is no longer gray, and the devil’s voice has been silenced. “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68).

From the President: Concerning Visitation

From the Editor: To the reader

Features:

A Meal of Unity — Duane Meissner

Pastors and People — Ernie Lassman

Help My Unbelief — Steven Flo

Yawn — Jason Braaten

Friends with Benefits — William R. Kilps

Serving and Being Served — Sandra Ostapowich

What about the Youth? — Timothy Pauls

Did God Actually Say? — Kerry Reese

Should You Go? — Dean Bell

After Aurora — Larry Vogel

The Problem with Porn — Harold Senkbeil

When Values Conflict — Joshua Gale

Departments:

WMLT Abroad The Seed of The World

10 Minutes with… Susan Messersmith

Letters

Shedding some light

Notices

Searching Scripture Unity in Christ — Rev. Matthew Lorfeld

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