By Sarah Schafer January 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion for any reason. Since the 1973 decision, more than 53 million children have been aborted in the United States. To mark…

By Linda C. Hoops More than 200 Lutherans from across the country gathered Aug. 3-4 in Itasca, Ill., for the 2012 Lutherans For Life (LFL) national conference — under the theme “Equipping the Saints For Life” (based on Eph. 4:11-12).  In…

(RNS) — A new movie confronts a controversial topic by highlighting two words that don’t typically go together: “abortion” and “survivor.” “We didn’t know there was such a thing,” said Jon Erwin, who wrote and co-directed “October Baby” with his brother,…

By Roland Lovstad Like starting a mission in a foreign country, Gospel mission on the U.S.-Mexico border is a process of planning and coordination, especially when three LCMS districts are doing the work. Since beginning about 10 years ago, Frontera (Spanish…

(RNS) — For much of his 92 years, Billy Graham has had one main title: evangelist. But in a new memoir set in the twilight of his remarkable life, Graham reveals a lesser-known side of himself: a grieving and ailing…

(RNS) — For pastors with ambitions to reach huge audiences, there’s often no better platform than the megachurch, which has given rise to powerhouse media empires from T.D. Jakes to Max Lucado to Joel Osteen and many others. But some…

By Paula Schlueter Ross The transition from seminary (where students enjoy ready friendships and camaraderie) to congregation (a sometimes lonely place with a host of daily challenges) can be difficult for new pastors. There are church finances to deal with,…

By Kim Plummer Krull Bethany Janssen wasn’t born when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion with its Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. But 38 years later, the Concordia University Wisconsin student voiced her opinion of that controversial decision, joining…

LCMS Life Ministries and Lutherans For Life (LFL) both are offering resources designed to help congregations observe “Life Sunday” on Jan. 16 or Jan. 23 — a date closer to the anniversary date of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 22,…

The Lutheran Services in America Disability Network (LSA-DN) is sponsoring a Spiritual Life Conference focusing on the needs of developmentally disabled people Oct. 20-22 at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott Hotel in Bloomington, Minn. LSA-DN is a network of 17 Lutheran…

By Paula Schlueter Ross WASHINGTON — Like a Lutheran island floating in a sea of mostly Roman Catholics, a group representing Lutherans For Life (LFL) held its blue-and-white banner high at this year’s “March for Life” on Jan. 22. “It…