Annual Christmas appeal sent

A Christmas card from President Treptow, reminding us that at Christmas we celebrate God's goodness in replacing great fear with great joy, was mailed to over 10,757 households. For more information on donating to Wisconsin ...

The Little Lighthouse

Five-year-olds are easily impressed by novel things. Kindergarten Sunday school was my first big impression of Jesus and his guiding love. On a child’s 5th birthday in the early 1950s, our Lutheran kindergarten Sunday school ...

A Matter of Perspective

Do you ever think about what it would be like to go back and relive a portion of your younger days? Everybody’s experience growing up is different, of course. But many who have crested the ...

Biblical Words and Their Meaning

Caring for the Temple

There are times when you need to care for yourself before you can care for others. It could be called the oxygen mask rule. On an airplane, you are told to put your mask on ...

Professor emeritus David P. Kuske called home

"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants" (Ps 116:15). On October 29, 2022, the Lord called to himself the soul of Professor emeritus David P. Kuske, at the ...

Formed through Trials

When my wife Lauren and I were choosing a text for our recent wedding, we wanted something to cling to. We wanted something to hold near to our hearts as we face the inevitable struggles ...

Registration for Celebration of Ministry Retreats NOW OPEN!

Pastors and wives of the WLS classes 1988, 1998, 2013, and 2020 are invited to register now for their respective Celebration of Ministry retreat.  Pastors who were originally part of the anniversary classes but who ...

Course Opportunities

Winterin 2023 registration is now open. Winterim is a two-week session, beginning January 9 and running through January 20. Course space is limited and filled on a first come, first served basis. This year's course ...

Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods, Vol 2