Anna Irwin

In Vietnam (where more than 85% of the people say they have no religion), a Lutheran volunteer named Mr. Ten is taking LHF books to children and teens in the highlands, Mr. Ten writes: “Thank God for this opportunity to serve Him! I would like to say thank you to…

– by Anna Irwin, LHF staff writer Picture this: A prominent businessman in your neighborhood dies. It’s the middle of the afternoon, and in the streets, men are shouting. At first, it’s only one or two voices, but steadily more and more join in until it’s a mob of angry…

– by Anna Irwin, LHF staff writer “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my…

For where two or three gather in My name, there am I with them. – Matthew 18:20 In most parts of the United States, finding a Lutheran church to join can be taken for granted. But imagine living where the only places to worship are high Roman Catholic cathedrals and…

When he first put pen to paper back in the late 1990s, Rev. Dr. Lane Burgland hoped his book, How to Read the Bible with Understanding, would help Christians sort through Scripture’s sometimes complex teachings. He never imagined that his translated book would be a Godsend to new believers in…

“’I was in prison, and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you…in prison and visit you?’ and the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,…