A dear sister agonized over her dilemma. She had experienced multiple miscarriages, and doctors were a bit concerned about her health. She and her husband began to investigate adoption, but now, they were in a spiritual quandary: was it God’s will for them to continue trying for a natural birth or to pursue adoption? This poor child of God was tortured by the thought of wandering outside the boundaries of God’s will. ...
Our Fall Semester will begin on August 28, 2023 for both our online Mandarin programs and our face-to-face Hong Kong programs. You still have time to sign up though! Go to [Admissions] and click [Apply]. We have some great classes to offer this semester that will grow your faith and understanding...
If you ever visit Thailand, you can take a longtail boat out to Kao Ta Pu, aka “the James Bond rock.” This colossal pillar of stone, standing at noble attention in the ocean, was featured in “The Man with the Golden Gun.” Thousands of people visit it every year....
The young couple is broke; their marriage is a mess; their stress level skyrockets. They ask a good question, “What do we need to change to make things better?” But their solution—“Let’s get a puppy!”—is way off, and things only get worse: the puppy needs expensive medicine; she’s up half the night; and the couple is still nitpicking each other to death. ...
This summer ALS representatives attended the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society Convention, where ALS Prof. Peter Jahnke and his wife, Alanna, presented to over 900 people about what it’s like to serve overseas. Other ALS Profs also gave the assembly updates on the ministry in Asia...
A sickly man stumbles into the ER, breathing heavily, each step leaden. He is rushed immediately to see the doctor; the nurse who accompanies him looks worried. Ten minutes later, the man is standing outside the entrance to the hospital, a clean bill of health in his hand. ...
At the latest CELC conference in Korea, Dr. Cheung delivered a paper on the history of Lutheranism in East Asia. His research on this topic has reminded us of God’s grace to the Church and his people over the centuries. Click here to read Dr. Cheung’s paper. ...
In the movie “Beaches,” Bette Midler says, “But enough about me, let’s talk about you...
With a tear in our eyes, ALS wished Dr. and Mrs. Witte farewell on June 11. God has greatly blessed ALS through Dr. Witte over his 13 years of service here in Hong Kong. We pray that God blesses the next chapter of your life as much as you have ours! ...
亞伯蘭的父親死了，他帶著妻子和侄兒羅得是否繼續往前行呢？還是留在哈蘭（和吾珥一樣敬拜假神的地方）？如果去荒蕪的迦南地，還有大概要走800公里。是否值得去呢？然而，上帝給他的呼召是，離開“本地、本族、父家、往我所要指示你的地去。”然後，上帝賜亞伯蘭偉大的應許：成為大國．我必賜福給你、叫你的名為大。...