Truth & Light Media Newsletter – January 20, 2026

Debating “Lutheran Identity” is a Fool’s Errand; LCMS Concordia Seminary Professor Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Instead Calls On Lutherans to Focus on Scripture & Our Confessions, Follow Christ. Full Stop.

Christians Should be Very Concerned: The Minneapolis Alex Pretti Shooting & the Growing Strain on the First Amendment

LCMS Rev. & Doctoral Candidate Will Fredstrom on How AI is Reshaping Humanity, Faith, & the Church

When Immigration Enforcement & Religious Conviction Collide, in the Twin Cities & Beyond, with LCMS Minnesota South District President Rev. Lucas Woodford

Day 21: Rev. Aaron Hutton & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS

Study Reveals How a Decline in Church Attendance Led to A Rise in “Deaths of Despair”

Day 20: Rev. Mark Schulz & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS

100 in 10: LCMS Pacific Southwest Launching 100 New Ministries by 100th Anniversary of the District

LCMS Pacific Southwest District Takes Great Commission to Heart; On Track to Launch 100 New Faith Communities by 2031

The Argument That a Man Must Sacrifice by Moving to Fort Wayne or St. Louis to Attend LCMS Seminary is Spiritually Dangerous & Why Accessible, Rigorous Pastoral Formation Pathways Are What REALLY Matter for the Sake of Christ’s Church

Day 19: Dr. Brian Friedrich & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS