Several issues et cetera guests are candidates for leadership positions in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

Every Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregation has received nomination forms for president and vice presidents of the Synod.

Please encourage your pastor and congregational leaders to fill out and return these nomination forms before February 19th of 2026.

Learn more at Issuesetc.org slash 2026 nominations.

Issuesetc.org slash 2026 nominations.

There are two ways of doing theology that claim the name of Martin Luther.

One is rooted in Scripture and the Luther name of Martin Luther. One is rooted in

scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. The other is rooted in Luther himself. I've written a column

for the latest issues et cetera journal titled Lutheranism versus Lutherism. We'll send it to you

for free. Just click the red journal subscription button at issue Ztc.org and enter your email address.

You can also read about Nathan Greeley's journey to confessional Lutheranism from

evangelicalism, skepticism, modern theology, and Anglicanism.

The Issues et cetera journal.

Oh, Lord throughout these stories forty days to great and have the past,

the inspiring vengeance for us safe and free us from our past. The Lutheran Public Radio Choir with the hymn, O Lord, throughout these 40 days.

It's the way to begin the season of Lent, and Lent leads inevitably to Easter.

Christ's resurrection is inevitable. He promised it and he never

breaks a promise. But before, we remember his suffering. We remember not only his temptations and

his physical suffering, but suffering under the wrath of God there at the cross for you and for me.

Greetings then, welcome to issues, et cetera, on this president's day, Monday, February the 16th.

I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in.

We're going to be talking with Dr. Ken Cherb about the season of Lent in hour two.

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