LCMS Worship offers a prayer petition about Hurricane Harvey to include in congregational prayers during Sept. 2-3 worship services.
Video: 16th Century Physicians Mask
Doctors wore masks to protect themselves from the plague. Everyone, including Luther, was affected by the plague.
LCMS unveils new webpage on racism
The Synod reiterates its condemnation of racism and asks its members to combat it in the Church and in society. The new page — lcms.org/racism — features materials for prayer and study.
Aug. 23 webinar: ‘Faith on the Field: The Vocation of an Athlete’
A recording of the LCMS Youth Ministry webinar with Rev. Bob Hiller is now available.
New book on Law/Gospel distinction features 13 essays
“The Necessary Distinction: A Continuing Conversation on Law & Gospel” features essays by authors from the LCMS, North American Lutheran Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Video: Ex-monk Marries Ex-nun: Martin and Katie Luther
God gave marriage as a benefit for all. Luther married to protect his family name, to spite the pope and to teach doctrine, but found love in his rib, his Katie.
KFUO Audio: Synod’s Drinnon, Slayton discuss political agenda of words
The positive and negative power of words was the topic as LCMS Communications’ Roger Drinnon and Peter Slayton joined host Kip Allen on August’s “Free to be Faithful” program on Worldwide KFUO.
Concordia Seminary offers free Bible study tied to solar eclipse
“The Great American Eclipse and Our Creaturely Sense of Wonder” was written by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, professor Rev. Dr. Charles P. Arand.
Luther film to air on PBS Sept. 12
Congregations still may arrange screenings of “Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World” at local theaters.
CHI exhibit features books, coins from Luther’s time
An exhibit at Concordia Historical Institute in St. Louis features rare books and coins from the time of Martin Luther and the Reformation.
KFUO program addresses positive, negative power of words
The Aug. 16 “Free to be Faithful” program featured Roger Drinnon and Peter Slayton of LCMS Communications.
Video: The Common Chest Ensures Everyone’s Needs Are Met
The 500th anniversary of the Reformation provides an excellent opportunity to recall and learn the importance of Luther’s teachings on the truth of God’s love for people by grace alone, by faith alone, by Scripture alone, through Christ alone.
Bomb squad OKs suspicious package at Concordia Seminary
All students, faculty and staff are reported safe, and its St. Louis campus has been declared “all clear” and is operating as usual.
Judge Neely asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Wyoming court censure
Judge Ruth Neely, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Pinedale, Wyo., has been under fire since 2014 for expressing her faith-based beliefs on marriage.
Two settings of Luther’s Divine Service premiere at LCMS Worship Institute
Two new musical arrangements of Divine Service, Setting Five (Luther’s Divine Service) premiered at the 2017 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music held July 25-28 at Concordia University, Chicago, in River Forest, Ill.