The LCMS Votes for Change: Harrison Receives 43.8% of 1st Round of Synodical President Vote; Biermann is a Close 2nd at 39.0%; Round 2 Voting is June 13-16; Voters Encouraged to Stay Engaged

China is Throwing Christians in Jail; This Pastor Refuses to Back Down & His Defiant Faith is Still Rousing Believers

June 9, 2026 T&LM Newsletter – LCMS Colloquizes Luther House of Study Graduate; Concordia University Irvine Bond Rating Revised to Negative; Should 500 LCMS Churches Close?

An LCMS Pastor’s Story of Trauma, Memory, & Healing in Christ; Pastor Kevin Scott Shares His Vulnerable & Powerful Personal Story with Rev. Dr. Tim Ahlman

Calling the LCMS a “Sleeping Giant” Should be Taken as a Rebuke: Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann on How Christians Should Respond so Christ’s Church Realizes Its True Potential

Protestantism’s Institutional Problem – A Serious Hurdle to Protestant Academics; What Does This Mean for the LCMS’s Concordia Universities?

In 1st LCMS Presidential Election to Go To 2nd Round of Voting in Decades, Michigan District President Rev. David Davis Talks About the Importance of Unity in the Synod with Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, the Man Who May be the Next President of the LCMS

Clear Truth, Simple Math: 3 of 5 LCMS Synodical President Voters Voted for a Candidate Other Than the Incumbent; T&LM Calls for Rejection of Politics & Slander, & Unity Behind the One Man Who Can Bring People in the Pews Together – Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann

In 2-1 Ruling, US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court Dismissal of LCMS v. Concordia University Texas Lawsuit; Remands Case to US District Court for Further Proceedings

Rev. Zach Zehnder’s Analysis of the 1st Round of LCMS Synodical President Voting: It’s a 2 Horse Race & The Pastors & People in the Pews are Focused on the Future of the Synod as They Vote

Do the Nones Actually Hate Religion? The Data Says It’s Complicated: Latest Insights from Data Scientist Ryan Burge

What Ever Happened to the Eighth Commandment? The LCMS Ethics Crisis Behind Public Heresy Accusations with Rev. Dr. Jim Voelz & Rev. Dr. Mark Hoehner