ZZ-General Resources Archives

So Help Me God Newsletter: July-September 2015

In this issue from LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, the ongoing need for married couples to discuss with each other where they are emotionally is discussed. An article suggesting to married couples what they can do to avoid destroying their marriage is also provided. In addition, a devotional thought to encourage readers in their faith is shared.

Marriage at the High Court (post 1)

Thus, God’s left-hand kingdom—whether in ancient Greece and Rome, in Great Britain before our Revolutionary War, where our country traces its legal heritage and in this nation until very recently—has agreed with God’s right-hand kingdom concerning the conjugal view of marriage. It is this harmony between the left-hand kingdom’s view of marriage and the right-hand kingdom’s view that is hanging in the balance in the cases now pending before the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Set to Rule on Marriage

What’s coming next: This week, the Supreme Court began hearing oral argument on same-sex marriage as…

KFUO Audio: His Time – Lutheran Church Charities

Tim Hetzner, president of Lutheran Church Charities, talks about their recent work and the purpose for their ministry.

KFUO Audio: World Lutheran News Digest – The Role of Military Chaplains

Chaplain Craig G. Muehler, director, LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, discusses the role of the military chaplain.

KFUO Audio: His Time – Specialized Pastoral Ministry

Rev. Dr. Bill Wagner, presenter at this year’s LCMS Emergency Services Chaplaincy Day Conference on May 4, talks about the two Specialized Pastoral Ministry education events that are coming up this May.

Photo gallery: Volunteers respond after Illinois tornado

Dozens of chainsaw specialists joined more than 200 Lutheran volunteers on Saturday, April 11, to clean up after an EF-F tornado struck Northern Illinois on April 9.

KFUO Audio: Faith’n’Family – Events and Resources for Families with Special Needs

Delores Desemone, Co-Chair of the St. Charles County Chapter of Lutherans for Life, and Jerry Marks, Phd, LCSW, of Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri, discuss upcoming events offering resources and fun to families with special needs.

The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Mark

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod suggests the following reading of The Passion of Our Lord, according to St. Mark in chapters 14 and 15.

Audio: SPM Pastoral Care in Plurastic Contexts presentations

The LCMS’ Specialized Pastoral Ministry hosted a “Pastoral Care in Pluralistic Contexts” conference Oct. 28-30, 2014, in St. Louis.

Audio: Listen to 2015 LCMS Life Conference presentations

The LCMS Life Ministry offers audio presentations from our 2015 LCMS Life Conference.

The Persecuted Church: Suggested Propers for the Divine Service

Given the recent and growing number of Christians killed for the sake of Christ, a congregation might wish to receive the comfort of a Divine Service that specifically meditates upon and intercedes for those persecuted brothers and sisters. LCMS Worship offers the following propers as an aid toward that end.