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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
‘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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Raising Our Children in the Faith
God has trusted these little souls to our care for their time here on earth.
Against the Headwinds: Navigating childcare in an anti-family society
What in our lives could be rearranged, even given up, for the sake of our children and their being nurtured in Christian faith and love?
Fatherhood in God’s Image
The Fatherhood of God should shape, form and order the fatherhood of man.
We Praise You, Jesus, at Your Birth
This year we commemorate the 500th anniversary of Luther’s great Christmas hymn, “We Praise You, Jesus, At Your Birth.”
Are You Listening?
Listening is a critical tool in any teaching, including the teaching of stewardship. You are called to a listening that seeks to determine where your ...
Jane Austen and the Virtuous Woman
Without ever using words like “sanctification,” Austen beautifully shows us what it looks like.