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Life Together with President Harrison – March 2017

Blessed Lententide to all of you! There are many challenges facing us right now, but it's also true that we are richly blessed as we look forward to Easter.

Knight, Death, and the Devil: Albrecht Dürer’s Mystery Man

Who is the Rider? Although Albrecht Dürer's "Knight, Death, and the Devil" has been acclaimed as one of Europe's greatest masterwork engravings since its publication in 1513, it has also been one of the most provocative pieces of art in the past 500 years.

Luther’s Invocavit Sermons, Part 3 – Faith and Love, Must and Free

Luther’s emphasis on heeding the call to love and patience is insistent in these sermons. It even impacts that essential distinction between the “musts” and the “free.” Luther can see that even in the things which are “musts” and are matters of necessity, such as believing in Christ, love nevertheless never uses force or undue constraint.

Journal of Lutheran Mission – March 2017

Interested in learning about LCMS missions and missionaries who will be pioneers of global mission work right here in our own backyard?

Video: Watch presentations from the Zion XVI Triennial Conference

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod hosted the Zion XVI Conference entitled "Lutheran Accents in Speicalized Pastoral Ministry" Sept. 15-18, 2016.

Luther’s Invocavit Sermons, Part 2 – The Conscience & the Work of the Word

The Gospel reading for Invocavit is Satan’s temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. While Luther never explicitly refers to the text, he warns his hearers of succumbing to the devil’s temptations when they neglect the Word of God.

LCMS Black Ministry – First Quarter 2017 newsletter

The TimeLine newsletter shares details about the LCMS Black Ministry Family Convocation, which is scheduled for July 12-16, 2017, at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Birmingham, Ala.

Holding Up the Prophet’s Hand

Hartung will share insights and applications for parish nurses from his book Holding Up the Prophet’s Hand, published by Concordia Publishing House.

Luther’s Invocavit Sermons, Part I – From the Wartburg to St. Mary’s Pulpit

On Invocavit Sunday (the First Sunday in Lent), 1522, Martin Luther began a series of eight short sermons in which he taught the people of Wittenberg how the reformation of the Church should be carried out.

Bible Study with Luther: Genesis 2

A key teaching of the Reformation is Luther’s understanding of the three estates established and instituted by God: the church, the home, and the state.

LCMS Parish Nursing – Spring 2017 newsletter

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod's spring 2017 Parish Nurse Newsletter highlights the importance of volunteers to the overall ministry of congregations.

KFUO Audio: Analysis of March for Life media coverage

Media Research Center writer Katie Yoder and KFUO Radio host Kip Allen discuss how the 2017 March for Life was covered by the mainstream media.

KFUO Audio: 2017 March for Life recap with LCMS Communications

LCMS Communications team members Deaconess Pam Nielsen, Dr. Kevin Armbrust and Erik Lunsford discuss their experiences after attending the 2017 March for Life on Jan. 27 in Washington, D.C.

Lutherans and Roman Catholics Today

If you think about theological error like the course of a ship, a little variance in the direction of the ship can have immense effects on the final trajectory toward the destination.

Luther on the Transfiguration

To consider Christ’s glorious Transfiguration on its own is eye-opening; to hear how Luther describes this glory as yours nearly bursts the eyes from their sockets, bringing hope to the Christian heart.