Happy Holidays!:
With the continuing erosion of the recognition of Christmas in our society, and the exaltation of Halloween, what are some positive practical tips we can consider doing to help be ...
Last Modified: 12/22/2005 10:58:09 |
Thrivent and Habitat for Humanity:
I know many bits have been sent and posted with respect to Thrivent on WELS Q+A, but none of them have addressed their work with Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity has bee...
Last Modified: 12/12/2005 12:56:58 |
Rosa Parks' disobedience: What Does This Mean?:
Rosa Parks, who recently passed away, is being celebrated in the media (and elsewhere) as a great leader in the civil rights movement. Her civil disobedience displayed in refusing...
Last Modified: 11/21/2005 07:03:33 |
Books which allege to be "Lutheran":
Does WELS warn its members not to waste their time / risk spiritual danger by reading so-called "Lutheran" books which lead to false and dangerous teachings, in ever so subtle ways...
Last Modified: 11/09/2005 15:27:11 |
Can God talk to people?:
During a sermon one Sunday, my pastor was very adamant about God talking to us. He stated that any pastor who claims God talks to him is lying. This upset me becaused I was alw...
Last Modified: 10/10/2005 14:04:43 |
Is it OK to witness through Death Metal Music?:
We have a member of our family who has a unique desire to see kids come to the faith. He is a Death Metal musician who attempts to preach the gospel through this genre. His life is...
Last Modified: 08/01/2005 15:59:57 |
Language challenges:
I have a relatively unimportant question. Why is saying "Mon Dieu" in French or "Dios Mio" in Spanish not swearing? My French teacher was very emphatic that we should translate ...
Last Modified: 07/17/2005 13:35:10 |
Taking up your cross:
I believe in God and it is evident to me, yet I cannot do what He asks of me. Most times, I have to force myself to do what is asked of me by God. This results in me feeling that...
Last Modified: 06/03/2005 14:23:34 |
unbelief:
I am worried about my eighteen year old son. He is questioning whether there really is a God, wondering how we know that the Bible is the real truth. He thinks it's like a fairy ta...
Last Modified: 06/03/2005 13:57:06 |
Witnessing After a break up:
If you would please see the post "Witnessing to Boyfriend" posted on May 10, 2004. The man I am refering to in that post is who I have just broken up with about a month and a ...
Last Modified: 05/16/2005 06:01:58 |
Effectiveness:
It has often been said, "While we cannot make the word any more efficacious, surely we can remove human obstacles that we put in the way of the Word," usually in reference to the p...
Last Modified: 05/11/2005 12:17:13 |
Salvation Through Christ Alone:
I have been sharing my faith with a friend, and I think one of the main struggles he has, is with the fact that salvation only comes through Christ. He believes that God would n...
Last Modified: 05/02/2005 09:17:00 |
women and witness:
What are the Biblical principals guiding the witness activity of a laywoman and/or a layman as far as friendship evangelism? Is there a difference in what men and women can do? ...
Last Modified: 04/04/2005 16:48:59 |
How to help my father?:
It's so easy to say, today I am going to try to convince my dad that his beliefs are incorrect; but boy, if words could do the action. He has much different beliefs that involve al...
Last Modified: 03/16/2005 07:50:35 |
DISCIPLEship:
If all Christians are to be disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, why is it that originally Jesus called a set number of "disciples"--only twelve. Then, even after Judas went and ha...
Last Modified: 03/14/2005 09:56:01 |
apathy:
My boyfriend says he believes in Jesus and that he died for our sins. He also wants to go to heaven. But he also says that church is full of hypocrites. He says church is boring an...
Last Modified: 03/07/2005 09:31:23 |
Public vs. Private Rebuke:
I read with interest your response to a question on church fellowship. Your answer had to do with rebuking an errorist. In particular, rebuking someone speaking at a WELS event w...
Last Modified: 03/03/2005 08:54:23 |
answering criticism:
A couple weeks ago in my art class a kid was trying to annoy me by calling me a Bible-stomper, so I said to him "Just because I am a Christian doesn't mean that I read the Bible no...
Last Modified: 02/08/2005 07:06:54 |
Greeks - Logic/Science - Atheists/Agnostics etc.:
In surfing I came across this web site: http://www.ex-atheist.com/from-skepticism-to-worship.html It reminded me of an opinion I heard recently that we live much more in a 'Gr...
Last Modified: 01/29/2005 08:12:05 |
Appropriate to Witness?:
I am an officer in a large corporation. Occasionally I have employees that come to me that are having serious personal problems or are just going through a rough patch in life. Alt...
Last Modified: 12/16/2004 08:01:23 |