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Luther’s Reform of the Mass

If you want to start an argument among Lutherans, just bring up the topic of worship and the liturgy. What was Luther’s preference? Whose side was he on?

Lutheran Liturgical Practices During Lent

Each year, the Christian church embarks on a forty-day journey leading up to Easter, known as the season of Lent. When discussing Lenten liturgical practices of Lutherans, one can distinguish three categories into which each practice can be placed: Visual, Historical/Traditional, and Emotional/Spiritual.

‘Hope and Healing: A Bible Study’ shares Christ’s comfort with victims of sexual assault and violence

In Christ, there is hope and healing for survivors of sexual assault. The perfect peace of the Gospel is vital for women who are suffering.

Smalcald Articles Study: The First and Chief Article

Ask yourself: If you were writing your final testimony about the Christian faith, what would you identify as the first and chief article? The answer to the question reveals what lies at the heart of anyone’s understanding of God and Christianity. Luther’s answer is...

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – March 2017 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry highlights how individual and congregational stewardship is linked to trust — trust in the Lord and trust in steward leaders.

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.

2016 Young Adult Volunteer Poll Gives Insight, Prompts Research

For the first time, we asked Young Adult Volunteers at the 2016 LCMS Youth Gathering to take a short poll based on the LYF Youth Poll that has been conducted at most previous Gatherings. These results help us to see how young adults in LCMS congregations are supported in their faith lives. This data has prompted further research to come.