The 2020 Lutheran Voter Information Guide includes counsel of Scripture in the four matters of public life with which the LCMS engages: life, marriage/family/sexuality, religious freedom, and parental choice in education. This year's guide also includes counsel on the dilemma of voting for a person or their policy.
Read MoreThe fall 2020 issue of Engaged in Mission magazine is available! In this issue, you’ll find stories about vacation Bible school, life as a director of Christian education, a great fall Bible study option, social media and livestreaming tips, and ministry in a dual- and tri-parish congregation. Even as temptations and misbeliefs abound, God’s people are moving forward in faith, confident that the presence of Jesus goes with us always!
Read MoreGod gives us confident faith and encouragement for difficult times through His Word and Sacraments. 1 Timothy 1:7-8a, for example, reminds us that God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control. Like all good Lutherans, we must ask, “What does this mean?”
Read MorePresident Lucas Woodford of the Minnesota South District, LCMS, shares words of thanks, support, and encouragement for all teachers and educators as the 2020-21 school year begins amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreFive very significant decisions were handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court this summer. These Supreme Court decisions are especially impactful to Christians in general and the Church in particular. The Bostock case deserves special attention as many believe it may be as impactful to our society as Roe v. Wade was.
Read MorePaul’s declaration in Romans 6 that we have been set free from slavery to sin is so important. As Christians who’ve been redeemed by Christ, we’re to fight against the impulses of a sinful heart. We are called to confess our sins, fight against ungodly passions, and strive to live as the sanctified people Christ has made us to be—no longer slaves to sin but slaves to righteousness.
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