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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

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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?

Watch Contemporary Country Star Jelly Roll’s Emotional, Moving, Authentic, Christian Witness at 2026 Grammy Awards

“Idolatry Masquerading as Piety” – LCMS Concordia Seminary Professor Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann on the Divisive Focus on Worship Style Replacing God

Celebrating 50 Years of God’s Goodness & Local LCMS Ministries to the Hmong People in the US

“Brave New World” Horror: IVF Company, Nucleus IVF+, Eugenics Tool Lets Couples Select “Best” Baby, Trash the Rest

An LCMS Texas District Faith Story: Lutheran Deaconess Maria Barron Follows God’s Calling to Serve

5 Reasons Why Pastors are Inadequately Paid; We Have Seen All of These in the LCMS & We Must Do Better in Honoring Our Called Workers

Concordia Seminary St. Louis Issues Statement Regarding Suspended Regent LCMS Rev. Michael Mohr Following His Arrest

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GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: LCMS Rev. Michael Mohr, Suspended Concordia Seminary Regent, Central Illinois District President, Waives Right to Detention Hearing; Will Remain Jailed Until Child Pornography Production Trial in Federal Court

LCMS Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Explores the Concepts of Tradition & Conservatism; Warns Against the Idolatry of Worshipping the Temporal Conservatism That Has Crept Into Religion

The First Amendment Right to Free Speech Does Not Protect Protests, Trespassing in Houses of Worship, Other Private Property

LCMS President Harrison Issues Update Regarding Child Pornography Production Arrest of Rev. Michael Mohr; Acting President of Central Illinois District Appointed; Care Initiatives Put in Place; Mohr Suspended as Concordia Seminary Regent

Rev. Michael Mohr Still Listed on Web Site as President of the LCMS Central Illinois District as of Thursday Night, January 29, 2026, per Capitol City Now Radio, 48 Hours After Arrest for Child Porn Production

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Now Pursuing the LCMS Rev. Michael Mohr Child Pornography Arrest as Its Top Story

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Hidden Cameras, Recording Children in the Bathroom, Sharing Hotel Rooms with Children, Self-Gratification in Front of Children: Some of the Evidence Against LCMS Rev. Michael Mohr

US Attorney’s Office Issues Statement on the Arrest of LCMS Central Illinois District President Rev. Michael Mohr on Production of Child Pornography Charges; Mohr Remains in Custody

LCMS Central Illinois District President, Concordia Seminary Regent, Rev. Michael Mohr Arrested by Federal Agents on Production of Child Pornography Charges

Dr. Kurt Senske, Long Time LCMS Board of Directors Member & Widely Respected Thought Leader on How Governance Shapes the Health of the LCMS (More Than You May Think)

The Real Fears Beneath the LCMS Pastoral Formation Debate: A Summary Perspective from the Las Vegas Koinonia Gathering; Participation from 20 Districts, 10 District Presidents

Truth & Light Media Newsletter – January 20, 2026

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

Karsten Christiansen
February 7, 2026

“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

Karsten Christiansen
February 7, 2026

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

Karsten Christiansen
February 6, 2026

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

Karsten Christiansen
February 6, 2026