Reclaiming Our Heritage (ROH) is an on-line monthly publication of CrossTies Lutheran Ministry Resources. Subscribers are notified of each issue by email. There is no cost for the subscription. Only subscribers have access to the complete articles as well as the archives. The goal of ROH is to serve the people of God with practical, Biblically based information, ideas, stories, research, books and links. We seek to demonstrate the power and significance of historical Christian teaching for life in the 21st century. Our writing and work reflects the basic principles of the Lutheran Reformation: Grace Alone, Faith Alone and Scripture Alone. If you have questions or comments about Reclaiming Our Heritage or its contents, please respond by using our feedback form.

Editor: Dr. Al Franzmeier

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Meet Our Authors:

	Rev. Gerhard Dobberfuhl, a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, he served as senior pastor of congregations in Missouri and Michigan. His last pastorate was Bethany Lutheran Church, Detroit, Michigan. He also served as a Circuit Counselor and as a member of the Michigan District's Stewardship Board. Now retired from parish ministry, he and his wife reside in The Woodlands, TX.
	Rev. Alfonso O. Espinosa is the senior pastor of Living Word Lutheran Church, The Woodlands, TX. He has written two Bible Studies for Concordia Publishing House: “God the Son” and “Creation”. He has also contributed to the books, Let Christ Be Christ and Theologia et Apologia with articles on Christology and Christian Apologetics. The latter subject (along with Christian Ethics) he teaches at Concordia Lutheran High School, Tomball, TX. For several years before that he was an adjunct professor of theology at Concordia University, Irvine. He has an M.Div. in Theology and an M.A. in Christian Apologetics. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Historical Theology at the University of Birmingham, England. He and his wife, Traci, have four children and serve other children as licensed foster parents.
	Dr. Al Franzmeier is a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div.), Luther Seminary, St. Paul (M.Th) and Chicago Theol. Seminary (D.Rel). He was the founding pastor of churches in Thunder Bay, Ontario; Roseville, Minn.; Spring, TX; and The Woodlands, TX. He serves the church at large through Bible studies, sermons and retreats. He has been Dean of Chapel at Concordia University, St. Paul; Circuit Counselor in two Districts and a member of the Texas District's Church Growth Task Force. He is the published author of novels, essays, short stories and The First Words of Jesus, a study of Jesus' Beatitudes. Now retired from parish ministry, he is the founding editor of this e-zine and a Blog by the same name.
	Laurie Fraser has a BA in English from Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH.  Having left a career as an airline pilot, she is working on her second career as a fiction writer.  She is an active member of Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church in The Woodlands, TX. Laurie and her husband, Skyler Smith, currently reside in The Woodlands.
	Larry D. Harvey, is a graduate of Texas A & M University (B.S., 1973) and Baylor Law School (J.D., 1975). He practices law in Houston. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Crossties Lutheran Ministry Resources, Inc. He presently serves as an Elder at Zion Lutheran Church, Tomball, Texas and leads two Adult Bible Studies at Zion each week. He and his wife, April, reside in Spring, Texas.
	Pastor Dale B. Krueger is grateful that, in his Baptism on December 20, 1931,  he was joined to Jesus Christ and became a member of the family of God, the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. He graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1957 and has been pastor of congregations in Nebraska, Northwest Ontario, and Michigan. Using his training as a certified Intentional Interim Minister, he has served congregations in Boston, New Mexico and Michigan and is currently preaching and teaching the Gospel at Salem Lutheran in Coloma, MI.  He is a member of the National Asso. of Lutheran Interim Pastors (NALIP).  He and his wife, Ruth, reside in Kalamazoo, MI.
	Rev. Rick Richter is a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and has served as senior pastor of congregations in Atlanta, Ga; Lake City, MN; Anita, IA; Clinton, IA; St. Louis, MO; and Arlington Hts., IL. He serves now at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, IL. He has spent the last several years studying Islam, doing workshops, and writing and revising his book, "The Qur'an and the Bible - A Comparison." To hear Rev. Richter discuss his book, go to KFUO Web Audio; Archives: Law and Gospel; Jan. 17. He strongly believes that Christians need to be fortified in their faith, based on the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions.
	Jonna Smith is a wife, mother and grandmother, living in The Woodlands, Texas. She is an active member of Living Word Lutheran Church, a writer of children's literature and co-editor of The Write Ingredients, a writers' website.Profile Coming Soon.