‘Free to be Faithful’ – Spring 2026 newsletter
Read about ongoing religious persecution in Finland, the difference between “politics” and “pre-politics,” and a detransitioner’s recent legal win in New York.
Read about ongoing religious persecution in Finland, the difference between “politics” and “pre-politics,” and a detransitioner’s recent legal win in New York.
This edition highlights dates for this summer’s LCMS U Staff Conference and National Hispanic Convention, along with information about the Lutheran Visitation Education course and the “Sing, Pray and Keep His Ways” initiative.
This issue introduces both essential pieces of the Christian’s God-given gear through the lens of contemporary military understanding and historic Roman practice.
Lutherans share Christ’s love with others in both word and deed — by caring for vulnerable children in Kenya as well as new mothers in Illinois.
This edition features videos about residential pastoral formation and the importance of prayer, photos of church artwork, the slate of candidates for Synod president and vice-presidents, a story on the priesthood of all believers, and more.
This edition features information about a devotion for mothers, the results of the most recent Youth Poll conducted at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering, new Holy Week devotions for families, and upcoming life marches and other notable events around the LCMS.
This edition features videos about the International Church Relations Conference and the Lutheran understanding of suffering; photos from the Lenten season; and stories about LCMS disaster response, pastoral vacancies and Youth Gathering survey results.
Mercy is an important aspect of life in the church — whether in Illinois or Papua New Guinea.
This edition offers information about the Lutheran Visitation Education program and the current triennium's National Offering, along with dates for upcoming life marches and the 150th anniversary of black ministry in the Lutheran church.
This edition features videos about National Lutheran Schools Week and the uniquely Lutheran position on free will and faith; a collection of photos from the past three conventions; and stories about parsonage upkeep, participating a “digital Sabbath,” and recent FOROs held in South Africa and Germany.
This issue offers an in-depth exploration of two components of “the whole armor of God” — the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness — for us to consider in study (Eph. 6:10–18).
This edition contains resources for National Lutheran Schools Week; information about the 2025 District Forum and continued Disaster Response work in North Carolina; and dates for upcoming life marches, district conferences and more.
This edition features videos about the Christmas salvation message and LCMS missionaries sharing the Gospel; photos of the year; and stories on the National Offering, a new missionary class, international vicarages and putting God’s Word above traditions.
Read about ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, a new assessment of the abortion pill in the U.S., and more.
The LCMS cares for church workers in the United States and equips new deaconesses to serve in Latin America and Spain.