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20-Year Concordia Seminary Professor of Theology Shares Deeply Troubling Observations & Experiences Under Incumbent President Harrison’s Tenure, Concerns for the Future of the LCMS

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For Those Seeking a Better & More Unified Synod, Round 3 of the LCMS Synodical President Voting Could Make That Change Reality, So Vote!

Statistically Tied. Spiritually Surging. Time to Finish It. Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Surges in LCMS Synodical President Round 2 Voting

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Rev. Zach Zehnder Nails It: 5 Reasons Why the Election for LCMS Synodical President is So Close & Headed for a 3rd Round of Voting

The LCMS Synodical President Election is Not About Two Men; It’s a Referendum on Which Markers We’ve Decided Define Faithfulness, & We Don’t Agree

Missionary, Seminary Professor, & Former Navy Chaplain Rev. Dr. Stephen Oliver on Why the LCMS Needs Repentance Before Reformation

The Church Needs to Laugh More – Just Ask Martin Luther!

The Family Home is the Most Powerful Faith Formation Environment in the World; The Data Just Proved It

Major League Baseball (MLB) Warns San Francisco Giants Players Who Wrote Bible Verses on “Pride Night” Caps They Could Face “Future Violations”

LCMS Texas District Faith Stories: A Powerful Story of Redemption, Faith, & Unexpected Purpose

Urgent & Important Round 2 Voting Logistics Guidance for All LCMS Presidential Voters After No Instructions Received from Synod

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Who Can Best Lead a More Faithful, Fruitful, & Loving LCMS? Rev. Matthew Harrison or Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann? Take Time to Pray & Vote in Round 2 from June 13-16

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Phoenix LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee Listening Session Participant Wonders if Gathering Was to Understand, Clarify, Inform Possible Program Improvements, or Simply a Position Statement

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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

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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?

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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

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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

US Department of Justice Releases Report Detailing Anti-Christian Bias Under Biden; Acting Attorney General Calls It Pattern of “Devastation” of Christians

Should the LCMS Close 500 Churches? Or Should We Create a Pastoral Formation Framework to Produce More Highly Qualified Pastors to Serve the People in the Pews of Christ’s Church & Those Who Don’t Yet Know Jesus?

Data Scientist Ryan Burge Reveals Why Religious Importance & Religious Attendance Are Not the Same Thing

2 Concordia Seminary Legends, Rev. Dr. Andrew Bartelt & Rev. Dr. James Voelz, on the Future of the LCMS & the Many Matters Influencing It

Questions Worth Asking About Pastoral Formation & Public Accountability After LCMS Colloquizes Graduate of Luther House of Study (LHOS) — Online Program Synod Characterized as Inadequate & “Unauthorized”

LCMS Member Dr. Lyman Stone Discusses His “Lutheran Religious Life Survey” & Acknowledges It Is Neither Random Nor Representative of the People in the Pews of the LCMS

2026 LCMS Synodical President Election Series: The Right Man for This Moment — Why Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Should Lead the LCMS as Our New President; A Truth & Light Media Endorsement

$60 Million (or is it $100+ Million Including CUAA’s Endowment) & a Gutted Beacon; What the Sale of LCMS Concordia Ann Arbor Really Tells Us

20-Year Concordia Seminary Professor of Theology Shares Deeply Troubling Observations & Experiences Under Incumbent President Harrison’s Tenure, Concerns for the Future of the LCMS

Karsten Christiansen
June 19, 2026

For Those Seeking a Better & More Unified Synod, Round 3 of the LCMS Synodical President Voting Could Make That Change Reality, So Vote!

Karsten Christiansen
June 19, 2026

Statistically Tied. Spiritually Surging. Time to Finish It. Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Surges in LCMS Synodical President Round 2 Voting

Karsten Christiansen
June 17, 2026

Rev. Zach Zehnder Nails It: 5 Reasons Why the Election for LCMS Synodical President is So Close & Headed for a 3rd Round of Voting

Karsten Christiansen
June 18, 2026