Dear Members and Friends of the ELS: Fifty years ago, the sainted Prof. Milton Otto, Dean of our seminary, wrote in his convention report: “There is just one more thing we would ask of our people—continue to be on the lookout for gifted young men who might be persuaded to devote their lives to serving […]

Dear Members and Friends of the ELS: We do not shake hands like we did a year ago. But parents, of course, still guide their children by taking the hand. As we enter into the 2021 calendar, we too like little children want and need the hands that count–the hands of God that guide and […]

Dear Members and Friends of the ELS: Martin Luther once said: “The true Christian religion is incarnational and thus does not begin at the top, as all other religions do; it begins at the bottom. You must run directly to the manger and the mother’s womb, embrace the Infant and the Virgin’s Child in your […]

Dear Members and Friends of the ELS: Thanksgiving will be different this year. Families probably will not gather as much due to the health constraints. Even when get togethers occur, a friendly face of one who succumbed to the virus may be missing. The festival day of thanks might-in the minds of many-lose its luster […]

Dear Members and Friends of the ELS: Do you find yourself somewhat less joyful than you used to be? Forced changes on our daily routines over fears of health can take a heavy toll. But let us all recall a valuable letter composed within an unusual writing chamber. The apostle Paul’s freedoms had been forcefully […]