Professor Brenner demonstrates that piety is not an outward display or behavior, nor is it a feeling one gets; rather, it is an attitude and life of service that comes out of faith, a knowledge of law and gospel, and trust ...

Through numerous interviews, the author explores the history of WELS missions to the poor among the Apache; St. Marcus, Milwaukee including ministries on the Northside and Southside of Milwaukee; Peace Lutheran in New York ...