“This is a credit union for today’s times,” says Tom Buuck, LFCU’s president and CEO, as he lays out its features and benefits.
Audio: Rev. Day Discusses LCMS Dissolving Memorandum of Understanding with BSA
The Rev. Bart Day, executive director of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Office of National Mission, recently discussed the formal dissolution of the Memorandum of Understanding between the LCMS and the Boy Scouts of America.
Movie review: ‘Spotlight’
The film — about child abuse in the Roman Catholic Church — is a movie of substance that is worth watching, even if it’s painful.
Reformation meets world in special mission journal
The December “Journal of Lutheran Mission” highlights papers and discussions from the International Lutheran Council World Conference.
Resources available for 2016 ‘Life Sunday’
Resources from LCMS Life Ministry and Lutherans For Life may be used for the Jan. 17 “Life Sunday” observance or any Sunday a congregation chooses.
Movie review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2’
For fans of “The Hunger Games” series, “Mockingjay — Part 2” provides a satisfying conclusion.
Photo gallery: Caring for refugees in Germany
With more than a million Middle Eastern asylum-seekers, flooding into Europe, a new mission field is growing exponentially for the Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche (SELK), a church body that has been actively receiving refugees and catechizing them for decades.
KFUO Audio: Lutheran Young Adult Corps
The Rev. Mark Kiessling and Julianna Shults, LCMS Office of National Mission, discuss the development of the new Lutheran Young Adult Corps. The Corps provides 2-10 month opportunities to serve for adults ages 18-26.
KFUO Audio: Free to be Faithful interview with Erik Stanley
Attorney Erik Stanley (Alliance Defending Freedom) and KFUO moderator Kip Allen discuss the impact of religious liberty on schools and students and talks about preparing religious institutions from secular challenges.
‘Life Together’ e-news digest to debut in December
The free, monthly, electronic digest from Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison will include ministry news and resources in a variety of media formats.
Movie review: ‘Spectre’
“Spectre” reveals all the secrets of the first three Daniel Craig 007 films and ties up Bond’s loose ends.
Audio: 2015 Infertility Ethics Symposium
LCMS Life Ministry’s second-annual Infertility Ethics Symposium was held on Nov. 7 at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
A Brief Advent Devotion for the Family Table
LCMS Worship suggests the following Advent Devotion for use at home. Family members may take turns reading the prophesy for each day from Nov. 29 to Christmas Eve.
Thanksgiving Day Litany and Grace
LCMS Worship suggests the following Thanksgiving Day Litany and Grace for blessing the Thanksgiving table at home. Download the litany and grace below, and you may print a copy for each place setting.
Letter from Rev. Weedon: A Radical Christmas!
Rev. William Weedon, Director of LCMS Worship, offers a rad idea: Why not do the liturgy in the hymnal with all the Propers this Christmas?
Winning ‘Free to be Faithful’ college essays available
Four winning essays present ways in which Lutherans can remain faithful on campus, despite the pressures of academia, peers and the culture.
