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
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
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)
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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
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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
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“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
Who Told You About Jesus? Someone Was Sent. Someone Spoke. You Heard. Don’t Let the Chain Stop With You
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Request Financial Information Regarding HKIS Lawsuit & Other Disputes; Luther, Saint Paul, & Others Modeled How Public Disagreements Can Make the LCMS Better; Is the LCMS Truly A National Church Body?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Liberty Doesn’t Mean “Freedom From Man’s Duty to Family, Nation, and God”
United Methodist Conference Sues Texas Megachurch Over Changes in Governing Documents; Is This a Harbinger of the Dueling LCMS-Concordia University Texas Lawsuits?
Freed Missionary Pilot Kevin Rideout Thanks Praying Christians as He Meets with President Trump at White House
Kevin Rideout, American Missionary Pilot, Released After Being Abducted in Niger in 2025
The Passing of Postliberal Protestantism: The Last Major Voices of Postliberal Protestantism Are in Their 80s, & Nothing is Replacing Them
