“From distrust, suspicion, and contempt; from prejudice and want of sympathy with any of Your children; from all unholy strife and from whatsoever in us hinders Your work on earth: Good Lord, deliver us.” The Daily Office, CPH, 29
The United List Releases 2026 Synodical Leadership Nomination Recommendations Supporting Incumbents Who Have Brought Us a Devastating 70% Decline in LCMS Church Attendance Since 2010; 1/2 of Concordia Universities Gone Forever; $Millions Lost in Lawsuits; Usurpation of Congregational Rights; Divisive Identity Politics
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2026 LCMS Convention Overture for Good – Submit & Let Your Voice Be Heard: To Require Completion of Ecclesiastical Investigations & Strengthen Synod’s Response to Clergy Sexual Misconduct/Abuse
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Day 11: Rev. Nathan Hausch & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
Could Music Help Heal the LCMS? A Vision of Unity & The Songwriter Initiative Led by Concordia University Irvine & Other Lutherans
Loved+Sent Summit Models What the LCMS CAN Be: Positive, Collaborative, Future-Focused, Centered on Sharing the Gospel
Truth & Light Media Newsletter – January 6, 2026
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2026 LCMS Convention Overture for Good – Submit & Let Your Voice Be Heard: To Expand the Pastoral Formation Committee to Include District Presidents, Parish Pastors for Broader Representation, Dilute Existing Conflict of Interest
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Day 10: Jessica Albers & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
The First President of the LCMS, Rev. Dr. C.F.W. Walther, was Crystal Clear on This Basic Principal: “The Synod Dare Not Encroach on The Congregation’s Right to Choose” Its Own Pastor
The Trinity Forum Presents a January 16 Conversation with John Hendrix – Illustrating a Fellowship: Depicting Lewis & Tolkien’s Contrasting Visions
2026 LCMS Convention Overture for Good – Submit & Let Your Voice Be Heard: To Encourage a Pilot Online-Only M.Div. at Both Concordia Seminary St. Louis & Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
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Day 9: Rev. Leon Jameson & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
LCMS President Emeritus Rev. Dr. Jerry Kieschnick Joins the Pastoral Leadership Institute (PLI) as its Presidential Ambassador
Reversing The Lutheran Collapse: Lutheran Theology Must Be Combined with Relevance, Mission & Accessibility
Day 8: Rev. Brad Hubbard & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
Register Now for the January 31 “Live to Tell About It” Congregational Ministry Summit; Attend In Person or Virtually; LCMS Michigan District Event is Open to All
An LCMS Pacific Southwest District Redeemed to Tell Video: Church Partnerships
Encouraging Report from Day 1 of LCMS Las Vegas Koinonia Gathering on Pastoral Formation; “Felt Like What Synod is Supposed to Be”
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Day 7: Rev. Dan Schepmann & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
LCMS Minnesota South District President Rev. Dr. Lucas Woodford Addresses Tragic Minneapolis Events in Epiphany Message
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2026 LCMS Convention Overture for Good – Submit & Let Your Voice Be Heard: To Review & Streamline Pathways for Specific Ministry Pastors (SMPs) to General Ministry Pastor Status
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When Theology Isn’t Pietism (Anxious, “Better Christians”) But the Posture Is: Why Emotional Climate Matters for the Christian LCMS Life
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Young Women Are Leaving the Church for a Reason; Are Misogynistic Denominations & Leaders to Blame?
2026 LCMS Convention Overture for Good – Submit & Let Your Voice Be Heard: To Call All in Synod to Repentance & To Walk in Love, Peace & Brotherly Care
Day 5: Rev. Bryan Stecker & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
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2026 LCMS Convention Overture for Good – Submit & Let Your Voice Be Heard: To Direct Synod’s Board of Directors to Review & Publish a Comprehensive Accounting of Monies Spent on Litigation
Day 4: Rev. Bill Tucker & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, Dives Into Adiaphora, Christian Freedom, Pastoral Formation, Worship, & “Lutheran Identity” in the LCMS
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Day 3: Rev. Dr. Tim Ahlman & 21 Days of Prayer for the LCMS
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