Renting a house without seeing the property has its hazards. It might look perfect, but something else lurks around the corner. If our hearts are built on bad real estate, if they have only sand for a foundation, we will quickly find our spiritual lives in the same place. Rachel Bomberger takes us on a journey of real estate and repentance in this issue of The Lutheran Witness podcast.

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What began as tearing down confederate statues quickly expanded to all monuments. Even Christian monuments did not avoid destruction. Across the country, statues of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and various saints — not on public land but on church property — have been defaced by graffiti, torn down or decapitated. This increasing persecution of Christianity, however, has roots before our current political troubles. Dr. Veith discusses in more detail.

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Dr. Gene Edward Veith discusses two recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court. One keeps ensures the right of churches and church schools to make employment decisions; the other allows exemptions from government mandates for the sake of individual religious convictions.

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Rev. Weslie Odom, pastor of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Arlington, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the August issue of the Lutheran Witness, all about civility and conviction. Follow along and search the Scriptures with us!

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In the third article in his series “Our Problems; God’s Answers,” the Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz discusses how Christ addresses the fragmentation we feel in our modern lives. We do not find ourselves, but Christ finds us and keeps us whole in the waters of Baptism and through His church.

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Couples who want to children no longer want to get married; but, they do not want to co-habit either. Rather than endure marriage and divorce, they are deciding to “co-parent.” Dr. Gene Edward Veith discusses this evasion of God’s gift of marriage in this issue of The Lutheran Witness podcast. You can read the entire issue on the website.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, churches in Great Britain saw a spike in attendance. While the jury is still out on church attendance and a “Coronavirus Awakening” in America, Christians in America should be aware of opportunities to witness as COVID-19 has waken some secularists out of their complacency.

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Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz, assistant professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and cohost of A Word Fitly Spoken podcast, joins Andy to talk about his post on The Lutheran Witness about worry, including why adults worry more than children, how being like a child in this instance can be a good thing, and what our Lord says to the worried or weary. Read his article at witness.lcms.org/2020/our-whole-future-wholly-in-his-hands and find all Lutheran Witness Series posts at witness.lcms.org/series.

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As the key to keeping a weed-free garden has to do with mulch, so the key in the struggle against the weeds of our sinful flesh is a healthy dose of the mulch of God’s Word. Rachel Bomberger reads her article on summer gardening and the Christian faith in this issue of The Lutheran Witness podcast.

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As we find our appliances and homes ever more connected to the world and becoming the “Internet of Things,” the Christian finds connection not through technology, but in our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him, we are connected to the church of all time and history.

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