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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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Poster Power: In the Mission Field
Packing for international travel–especially if it’s a mission trip–is no easy task. But when Christine and Aaron Ferber, members of ...
Poster Power: Meet the Translators
Each Growing in Christ poster provides the text of the Bible story, which is printed in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, ...
KFUO Then and Now: Tours Remain Popular
by James Heine Over KFUO’s eight decades of service to the LCMS, more than a few readers of The Lutheran ...
A Parent’s Classical Perspective
by James Heine “I love classical music, and I love CLASSIC99,” says Karen Andersen, a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church ...
Whose Land Is It?
The Rev. Dr. Reed Lessing provides thoughts on Premillennial-Dispensationalism and how it relates to Jews and the land of Israel.