What Is LCMS Worship? Are We Attempting to Limit the Holy Spirit? Can Theologically-Sound Worship Forms of Different Types Educate People & Glorify God? Perhaps Some See Divine Service vs. Contemporary Worship as Binary & Not Adiaphora When They Should Not
Texas US Senate Candidate, Presbyterian Seminarian, James Talarico Claims Muslims “Worship Same God as Christians”
LCMS Texas District Faith Stories: Vicar Michael Cruz Shares His Journey from the Streets of Honduras to Seminary to St. Paul Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas
Report Warns the ‘Golden Door’ is “Closed”: US Won’t Admit Persecuted Christian Refugees in 2026
3 Areas of Strong Unity Within the LCMS — Plus 2 Bonus Areas: 2026 State of the LCMS Survey Provides Hope for the Future if We Let It
What Happens to Endowments When Institutions Fail? Donor Intent is Key; Coverage Includes LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA)
Pastors Can’t Do It All: The Biblical Leadership Role the LCMS Needs — Are Deacons Part of the Solution?
You Are Not Alone — 2027 Best Practices for Ministry Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Speaker Submissions Now Open; Exhibitor & Participant Registrations Coming Soon
The Legacy of Martin Luther’s Father, Hans Luther
LCMS Rev. Dr. Tim Ahlman & Pastor Greg Henson, President of Kairos University, Discuss Why the Church Has to Change Without Changing the Gospel
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God’s Upside Down Epic: The Battle Belongs to the Lord
LCMS Rev. Zach Zehnder Posts Full Set of Data for the 2026 State of the LCMS Survey; Everyone Can Now Explore & Parse for Additional Insights
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2026 State of the LCMS Survey Reveals Challenges, Differences, Unity in Synod; Are Large Churches Ignored, Disrespected by LCMS? Is a Hybrid LCMS MDiv the Best Pastoral Formation Approach?
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Should Struggling LCMS Churches Merge Rather Than Close? Revs. Scott Giger, Greg Griffith, & Tom Pfotenhauer Share Their Multi-Site Congregation Experiences of Baptisms, Young Families, Community Outreach, & Renewed Hope with Red Letter Living’s Zach Zehnder
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Jesus Gave the Morsel (& High Honor) to the Man (Judas) Going Out to Betray Him: The Gift of Loving Others Where They Are
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The 3 Biggest Issues Dividing the People of the LCMS are Worship Rigidity, Women’s Roles in Worship, & Mission vs. Preservation per the “2026 State of the LCMS Survey”
Do Religious Families Actually Have More Children? What the Data Says May Surprise You
LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis Professor of Theology, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Reminds Pastors & Laypeople That We Are All to be “Our Brother’s Keeper”
LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis Professor Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann on Worship: What Melanchthon, Luther, & Other Reformers Said About Human Traditions
Southern Baptists See Historic Change in Who is Coming to Christ; Majority of 2025 Baptisms Were Adults
Why Large LCMS Churches — & the People in Their Pews Who Constitute the Great Majority of Synod’s Members — Feel Ignored, & Even Disrespected, By LCMS Inc. & Its Leadership
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LCMS Rev. Matt Borrasso Explores Hermann Sasse: The Office of Holy Ministry Does Not Lord Over the Congregation, Nor Does the Congregation Lord Over the Office of Holy Ministry — Both Are Under Him Alone Who Is Lord & In Him They Are One
You Want Your Child to Keep the Faith? There is No Combination of Factors that Guarantees a Religious Adult, Though a Religious Upbringing is Sticky (see Proverbs 22:6)
Rev. Randy Larson of Five Two Explains That People are More Open to Conversations About Faith Than Many Realize; Let’s Seek Them Out & Stop Waiting for Them to Come to Us
What US Racial Group is the Most Religious? Belief, Behavior, Belonging — Every Measure Points in the Same Direction: Black Americans by Far
When Questions Become Dangerous
The Importance & Value of Having Hard & Uncomfortable Conversations
Data Scientist Ryan Burge Explores New Data From Pew’s Religious Landscape Study Showing Young Americans Are Less Certain God Exists — But Very Few Are Becoming Atheists
Former Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Executive Charged with Fraud, False Statements, Money Laundering in Paid Informant Investigation; SPLC Interim President & CEO Defends Program
“Daniel and the Fiery Furnace” Film, from Executive Producer Michael W. Smith, Brings Biblical Story of Faith Under Pressure to Theaters Starting September 18
LCMS Rev. Derrick Hurst Reflects on Recent Interactions with Concordia Seminary St. Louis Seminarians & SMP Students, & Why They Have Much to Learn from One Another; Is An LCMS MDiv Hybrid Program the Answer?
Retired LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis Professor Rev. Dr. Bruce Hartung Unpacks WellSpring Study Around Pastoral & Pastoral Team Health, Trust, & Spiritual Connection, Including Finding No Difference in Outcomes of SMP vs. Traditional Residential MDiv Pastoral Formation
The LCMS is Full of Missionaries — Why Aren’t We Sending Them Into the Mission Fields?
Red Letter Living Rev. Zach Zehnder Unpacks the 3 Biggest Challenges Facing the LCMS as Revealed in the 2026 State of the LCMS Survey Results: Pastoral Formation, Revitalization, & Worship
