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Does the LCMS Have a Problem with Women? Sexual Grooming & Abuse, Dismissiveness, Disparagement, Disrespect, & Silencing Are Not How Christ Loves, Values, & Treats His Bride, the Church

LCMS Lutheran Hour Ministries Lenten Devotions to Help You Center Your Heart on Jesus, Reflect on His Passion for His People, His Church

500+ Lutherans for Racial Justice Members Still Waiting for Response to Request for Pastoral Statement from LCMS President Rev. Matthew Harrison Regarding Ethical & Legal Concerns in US Immigration Enforcement

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Christian Self-Defense Isn’t a Dirty Word: The Difference Between Refusing Revenge & Refusing Responsibility

Why Leadership Growth Often Stalls in Churches: A Conversation with Leadership & Executive Coach, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Dallas Area Director, John Rector

LCMS Pastor Scott Kirchoff on the Centrality of Sacraments in Worship, Intentional v. Passive Pastoral Vacancies, Family Systems Theory & Church Health, Prison Ministry, & More

Dr. Gene Veith on Why Luther’s Doctrine of Vocation Matters, & How It Should Inform Debates on Many Matters Across the LCMS

Kansas House of Representatives Advances Bill Requiring Clergy to Report Child Abuse; LCMS Kansas District Takes Neutral Position to Protect Confessional Seal; A Challenging Tension of Interests in Light of Michael Mohr Arrest

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Rev. Dr. Chris Holder Asks “Is the LCMS SMP Program a Victim of Its Own Success by Being Too Effective?”: An SMP Pastor’s Response to the New Residential Seminary Policy Requirements

How Your Congregation Can Vote, Nominate, & Submit Overtures for the 2026 LCMS Convention: A Right & A Responsibility

BREAKING NEWS: LCMS President Rev. Matthew Harrison Announces Resignation of Michael Mohr from Roster of Ordained Ministers; Assigns Chaplain for Spiritual Care; Extends Apology to those Harmed

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Rev. Mark Eddy, Acting President of the LCMS Central Illinois District, Issues Letter to the People & Congregations of the CID Regarding the Arrest of District President Rev. Michael Mohr on Child Pornography Charges

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7 Church Trends Shaping 2026: #3 – Evangelism is Getting Bolder, More Direct, & More Public; Is the LCMS Able to Return to Its Evangelical Roots to Actively Seek the Lost, Share the Good News?

Truth & Light Media Newsletter – February 3, 2026

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Balancing Technology in Lutheran School Classrooms: Register Now for a TEC21 2026-2027 School Year Workshop Near You

South Dakota Lutheran Church Considers Leaving Church Body Over Local Governance Dispute, Top-Down Synod Hierarchy, Control of Congregation’s Assets, Unbiblical Mandatory Binding Decisions: Is This the Future of the LCMS?

LCMS Pacific Southwest District Launches Podcast; District President Rev. Dr. Michael Gibson Discusses the Ministry, Mission, & Vision of the PSD in Inaugural Episode

7 Church Trends Shaping 2026: #2 – Why Young Men Are Coming To, and Young Women Are Leaving, the LCMS; “People Don’t Leave Without a Reason”; What Can We Do About It?

LCMS Rev. Ronald H. Guettler Has Been Preaching for Over 72 Years with a Single Goal: That Every Hearer Might Leave Knowing Jesus Christ as Their Savior

7 Church Trends Shaping 2026: #1 – Gen Z is Now the Most Church-Attending Generation in the US, But Church-Going Alone Does Not Equal Discipleship

“Confessing Jesus’ Mission” Book is Released; Hear Author LCMS Rev. Dr. Tim Ahlman Talk About the Missio Dei Which Undergirds the Book & Why He Wrote It

Today’s Reality: When LCMS Pastoral Formation Outcomes Don’t Produce Pastors that Churches Need, Division & Frustration Rise

LCMS Texas District Rev. Ben Gonzales Shares His Faith Story – Freedom from Striving: Approved in Christ

A Prayer from the Pew: A Call for Confession, Repentance, & Faithful Discipleship Across the LCMS

Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann: The Office of the Keys Belongs to Every Christian & The Task of Evangelism is the Task of Each of Us — It’s What God Gave Us to Do

LCMS Concordia University Irvine to Host 2nd Annual AI & Education Conference; Building Pedagogy, Practice, & Partnerships is Theme

Concordia Seminary Professor of Systematic Theology Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann’s Prescient July 2025 Expository on Sin in the Church: Its Application to the Rev. Michael Mohr Arrest & the LCMS In General

Parents with Prodigal Children – You Are Not Alone: Sharing Grief, Sharing Hope

LCMS Ministry “Faith Family Reunion” Serves, Supports Parents With Prodigal Children

Register Now for March 7 “Parents with Prodigal Children Faith Family Reunion Retreat” Sponsored by Haab Foundation, LCMS Michigan District, & Lutheran Church of the Lakes

Is Widely Respected Concordia Seminary Professor of Systematic Theology, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, the One Man Who Can Unite Us as LCMS President?

LCMS Pastoral Formation, Opportunity Cost, Good Stewardship, Congregations Raising Up Pastors, Koinonia Gathering Reflections, & The Future of LCMS Pastors – Hear Jack Kalleberg on These & Other Topics

Has the “Rational Disobedience” that Dietrich Bonhoeffer Warned Us Of Taken Hold in Some Parts of the LCMS?

Does the LCMS Have a Problem with Women? Sexual Grooming & Abuse, Dismissiveness, Disparagement, Disrespect, & Silencing Are Not How Christ Loves, Values, & Treats His Bride, the Church

Karsten Christiansen
February 16, 2026

LCMS Lutheran Hour Ministries Lenten Devotions to Help You Center Your Heart on Jesus, Reflect on His Passion for His People, His Church

Karsten Christiansen
February 16, 2026

500+ Lutherans for Racial Justice Members Still Waiting for Response to Request for Pastoral Statement from LCMS President Rev. Matthew Harrison Regarding Ethical & Legal Concerns in US Immigration Enforcement

Karsten Christiansen
February 15, 2026

Christian Self-Defense Isn’t a Dirty Word: The Difference Between Refusing Revenge & Refusing Responsibility

Karsten Christiansen
February 15, 2026