Engaging Truth

Why do we want to slay the dragon and rescue the princess? The video game industry accounts for more revenue than movies and television COMBINED. What is it about these stories that so captures our imaginations? This week we talk to Michael Morejon of gamingandgod.com and trace biblical themes and threads through some of today’s most popular video games. Pastor Josh Knippa hosts.

Join host Bill Prewitt as we continue our tribute to father/son pastoral pairs with an interview featuring the Rev. Tim Dinger, Pastor Emeritus at Peace Lutheran Church in Groves, TX, and his son Andrew, currently serving as lead pastor at Timothy Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. As a young boy watching his father serve in East Texas, Andrew was first headed to Lamar University in Beaumont, TX, where he studied mathematics, but he later attended Concordia Texas and then pursued his Divinity degree at Concordia Seminary.

A pastor’s son will sometimes follow in his dad’s footsteps. The Reverends William Knippa and son Michael are examples of multiple generations in ministry. Michael knew from an early age that he wanted to be a pastor someday. From early life and knowing God’s direction, to father and son collaborating professionally, theirs is a family in ministry. Michael currently serves as Associate Pastor at Redeemer Lutheran in Austin, Texas. Pastor John Cain hosts. www.redeemer.net

Rev. Dr. Mark Drengler and Rev. Micah Drengler have a lot in common: they are both pastors in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), they both serve in the parish ministry, they both earned a M.Div. from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO, and Mark is the father of Micah. While that is quite a list, Pastor Drengler and Pastor Drengler share that they are the most recent pastors in a legacy of pastors that now extends to six generations. The LCMS' program, Set Apart to Serve, will be discussed along with other resources that are available to those who are interested in pursuing a career as a professional church worker. Rev. Dr. Douglas Krengel hosts.

We live in times of increasing spiritual opportunity. Following COVID lock-downs, many people are searching for joyful expressions of community and Biblical faith in Christ. We welcome back for a conversation the Rev. Michael Newman, President of the Texas District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS). Newman notes that there is a “pent-up” demand for new congregations. The LCMS has about 400 congregations in Texas alone. In the Texas LCMS, no new congregations were formed during the COVID difficulties, but more than 40 have been formed since! Joy can be a spiritual gift from God (Galatians 5:22), and we are seeing that gift in the lives of many. txlcms.org. Pastor John Cain hosts. 

Guest Pastor Richard Mittwede serves through The University Lutheran Church, ministering in a context shaped by intense academics, complex social dynamics, and a fast-paced urban environment. He highlights the church’s role as a sanctuary and discusses the unique challenges of campus ministry. Listeners are encouraged to think of university students they know and connect them with Pastor Mittwede or other campus pastors to help fulfill Jesus’ mission. The conversation is hosted by Rev. Dr. Douglas Krengel.

"Garuna" means grace, mercy and compassion across many Southeast Asian languages. Since 2001, Garuna Ministries (www.Garuna.org) has been offering training to local, indigenous church leaders working in Thailand and extending into Laos and Cambodia. Missionary Rev. Dr. Jeff Ehlers, Chairman of Garuna, talks about Biblical teaching. By working with locals to form churches and schools, the grace-filled message of Jesus, and the eternal life he gives, is shared with ever-increasing numbers of new believers. Pastor John Cain hosts.

Join host Bill Prewitt as he welcomes Pastor Jeff Prewitt of Mission of Christ Network to discuss ministry outreach among the Hmong people of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Pastor Prewitt and his ministry partners help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to a people hungry for the Gospel.

Part Two of Pastor Michael Salemink's, Executive Director of Lutherans for Life, presentation on sexuality from the recent "Spotlight on Life" gathering hosted by Our Savior Lutheran Church and co-sponsored by Houston Lutherans for Life and the national organization of Lutherans for Life.

Part One of Pastor Michael Salemink's, Executive Director of Lutherans for Life, presentation on sexuality from the recent "Spotlight on Life" gathering hosted by Our Savior Lutheran Church and co-sponsored by Houston Lutherans for Life and the national organization of Lutherans for Life.