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‘Free to be Faithful’ – Summer 2017 newsletter

Read about the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer and its implications for religious liberty.

A Holistic Care Approach to Hoarding

The guest lecturer is Darlene Sorrell, RN, Parish Nurse at Hales Corner Lutheran Church, Hales Corner, Wis.

Albrecht Dürer: The Man Behind the Self-Portrait

Dürer was the one of the first artists to paint self-portraits. But why would he paint in the typical medieval tradition of picturing Jesus in full frontal view and use himself as the visage of Christ?

LCMS Rural & Small Town Misison — July 2017 newsletter

The July 2017 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ shares insight into teaching the faith to college students and young adults in congregations.

Preparation for the Sacrament: Christian Questions with Their Answers

St. Paul writes, “Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1 Cor. 11:28; ESV). Why?

Sources of the Augsburg Confession

Philipp Melanchthon composed the Augsburg Confession in preparation for the Diet of Augsburg in 1530. The emperor Charles V called the diet in order to resolve the religious issues that were divided the empire.

LCMS Worship – Lectionary summary for Presentation of the Augsburg Confession commemoration

The lectionary summary for the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession was prepared by the Rev. Sean Daenzer.

Table Talk: Melancholy

One issue that Luther returns to again and again, both on his own volition and from the questions of others, is spiritual assault and ‘melancholy.’

Smalcald Articles Study: Chapters and Cloisters

In article III, Luther confesses how dangerous the monastic life was to him and to all ensnared by its promises of “grace through holy living;” Such reasoning robs Christ of His glory as the Savior.

Life Together with President Harrison – June 2017

Can't make it to Germany this year? We've got an exclusive video tour with President Harrison! Watch part one with this month's digest. And then stick around for stories about being a chaplain at a Tyson plant, starting a pro-life ministry in a church, responding to 13 Reasons Why with love and much more.

The Luther Mile – Historic Reformation Video Tour Part 2

Tour the cradle of the Lutheran Reformation with LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison.

The Luther Mile – Historic Reformation Video Tour Part 1

Tour the cradle of the Lutheran Reformation with LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison.

Luther and Calvin

Calvin is considered by some the one who codified the Reformation in the form that it finally took and is considered by the same to be the truly premier theologian of the era. So, who is Calvin, and what should we think of him as Lutherans? What did Luther think of him?

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – June 2017 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry shares the disciplines of being a Godly steward. Faithful stewards are marked by a desire to learn more about who the Lord has created them to be as stewards.

Luther and Zwingli

In the year 1529, Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli came face to face in the city of Marburg, Germany for a discussion on political unity among protestants.