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‘In Him Was Life’: On Communion with Christ, the Only True Life
The following article originally appeared in our April 2026 print edition. It is being published online now as part of LCMS Life Ministry’s Resource Library. If you were to ask a medical doctor what it means for a human to have “life,” he would probably cite several physical characteristics, beginning with a heart that is ...
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Fiction as a Means of Grace?
Good fiction can place the reader into the story in a way that history or news or even systematic theology cannot.
On ‘Anna Karenina’: A prescient critique of sexual disorder
Although he wrote long before the Sexual Revolution, Tolstoy anticipates the tragic effects of such an ethic on human life.
Our Great Heritage: Boniface of Mainz
As missionary to the Germans, he boldly confessed Christ as Lord and paved the way for Christianity to spread through Europe and beyond.
Liturgy Brings Order to Our Disorder
Liturgy roots Christians in God's Word, equipping them for life, witness and vocation.
Four Budgeting Lessons
These are four pieces of budgeting wisdom that every congregational steward leader should consider.
Cohabitation Hurts More Than a Couple
Cohabitation harms not just the couple's conscience but the broader Christian community.