by Barbara Beermann | Jan 15, 2021 | Field Notes, News, Official Blog
Catch up with missionaries Becky Grossmann, Rev. Andrew and Alexis Olson, and Martin and Joan Weber.
by Linda Gari | Jan 12, 2021 | News, Official Blog
A 2011 letter contained the following synopsis. In 1982, a young couple traveled to Cameroon to serve among the Kwanja people. During the next 23 years, working with dedicated Kwanja co-workers, they helped translate the New Testament into the Kwanja language, helped...
by Sarah Lyons | Jan 8, 2021 | News, Podcast
Episode 20: Too Small a Thing January 08, 2021 What is God calling you to do? We can’t begin to wrap our minds around the totality of God’s mission. This episode of the LBT sermon series is based in part on Genesis 12:1-3 and originally delivered at Concordia Seminary...
by Linda Gari | Jan 5, 2021 | News, Official Blog
Did you ever wonder what happened to the gold, frankincense and myrrh? Scripture doesn’t tell us, but it’s been suggested that these precious gifts from the Magi were used to fund the years Jesus, Mary and Joseph spent in Egypt, or perhaps to reestablish the family...
by Barbara Beermann | Dec 31, 2020 | Field Notes, News, Official Blog
Here’s the latest news from missionary Janet Borchard.
by Linda Gari | Dec 29, 2020 | News, Official Blog
In Revelation, Jesus tells us that He is the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. How difficult for us to comprehend the measure of time that describes. We think in terms of days, months, years, even minutes and seconds. But Christ existed before creation and...
by Sarah Lyons | Dec 23, 2020 | News, Podcast
Episode 19: A Very LBT Christmas December 23, 2020 Cozy up by the fire or your favorite chair and take a Christmas tour around the world. Celebrate Christmas Lutheran Bible Translators style! What do you love about Christmas? Context, memories, food, decorations,...
by Linda Gari | Dec 22, 2020 | News, Official Blog
As far back as 1223, the emphasis at Christmas was on partying and exchanging gifts. St. Francis of Assisi recognized that the focus needed to be redirected to the Christ Child, a 13th century effort to show people that “Jesus is the reason for the season.” Francis...
by Barbara Beermann | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Find updates here from missionaries Rob Hilbert, Josh and Ruthie Wagner, Rev. Ken Bunge, and Rev. Chuck and Karen Tessaro.
by Mike Rodewald | Dec 17, 2020 | News, Official Blog
I found the CDC website and started crunching numbers—37.4% of COVID deaths in the US are age 65-74. Using the same set of statistics, I calculated differently—99.92% of US population age 65-74 have not died from COVID. Same pandemic, different perspectives. So...
