Scripture Calls Believers to be Both Faithful AND Fruitful; Why the LCMS Needs a “Both/And” Mindset as a New Year Resolution
Truth & Light Media Newsletter – A Look Back at 2025’s Top 10 Posts
12 views
10 Guest-Friendly Fixes That Your Church May Not Be Doing That Better Welcome & Can Help Retain More Guests in 2026
What Christian Nationalism Is & What It Isn’t: An Informative Perspective for the Ongoing LCMS Debate
Is There an LCMS Health Crisis? Chairman of the Board of Directors of the LCMS North Dakota District, Rev. Thomas Marcis, On Conflict, Culture & What’s Next
Does the LCMS Have Pessimist Mindset, or an Optimist Mindset? The Answer Will Determine Whether We Need More Pastors to Proclaim the Gospel, or Shrink Into Obscurity
LCMS Concordia University System (CUS) President Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy Offers His Perspectives on Concordia Ann Arbor, Prior Approval Process, Lutheran Identity & More
LCMS Texas District Mission Story: SMP Program Produces 2 New Pastors Serving Different Cultures in 3 Languages in a Single Congregation
Our Theology — Not Music, Programs, or Structure — Is What Most Church Leaders Love About the LCMS According to Synod-Wide Survey
Rev. Dr. Tim Ahlman & Rev. Jeff Sutherlin Discuss the Recent Changes to the LCMS SMP Policy that Increase Empty Pulpits – Line by Line
Why China Still Can’t Tolerate Christians & Other Faiths: Should the LCMS Stop Financially Supporting & Consider Overtures to Divest Investments in Countries that Persecute Their Citizens?
1 view
7 Observations About Joseph, Jesus’ Earthly Father
Fear Not: Linus Drops His Security Blanket – The Gospel Message in “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Truth & Light Media Newsletter – December 16, 2025
27 views
Two Things Can Be True: Recognizing the Unique Blessings of Both Residential & Distance LCMS Pastoral Formation
What 1517 is All About: Faith, Freedom & Lutheran Identity — A Conversation with Erick Sorensen
1 view
Lutheran Travel Expert Rick Steves’ Video Tells the Christmas Story through Scripture & European Art
1 view
Should the LCMS Expand Orthodox, Accredited Pathways to Pastoral Formation? Rev. Dr. Jeff Kloha Says “Yes” & Explains Why
1 view
Save the Date – Concordia Seminary to Celebrate 100th Anniversary at Clayton, MO, Campus on April 26, 2026
25 views
From Faithless to Faithful: U of Michigan LCMS Campus Pastor Rev. Dr. Randy Duncan on Conversations, Convictions, & Reaching Gen Z
1 view
Healing Will Take a Long Time for The People in the Pews of This LCMS Montana District Congregation & Former LCMS Pastor
2 views
The Latest
Survey Finds That University Faculty Unions Fail to Defend Scholars Targeted for Their Speech
Easy-to-Use Interactive Map Provides Deep Statistical Insights Into LCMS Districts
The Gospel in Post-Communist Europe: Thanks to the Holy Spirit, Indigenously-Led Churches Built By & For Their Own Communities Are Popping Up Everywhere
Truth in a Shifting World: Responding to a Culture of Blended Beliefs with LCMS Pastors Gabe Casper & Max Fisher
Rev. Dr. Todd Jones Shares First Synod President C.F.W. Walther’s Threats to the LCMS: False Doctrine, Creative Interpretations of Our Lutheran Confessions, and Selective Acceptance & Rejection of Some Parts of those Confessions
When the Liturgy Becomes the Lord: How “Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi” Becomes Idolatrous & Hurts Our LCMS Witness
Silence as Strategy: What Women Need to Know About Narrative & Power in Light of Clergy Sexual Abuses in the LCMS
Why the Protestant “Solution” to Sola Scriptura Fails; Who Gets to Decide What The Bible Says?
LCMS Clergy Sexual Misconduct Has Many Victims: The Abused, Seminaries, Brother Pastors, Special Interest Groups, & Members of Congregations — Including Congregations Where Some Synod Leaders Serve or Worship; Greater Accountability Needed to Protect & Heal Christ’s Church & His People
Going Beyond Zero Tolerance: Completing Ecclesiastical Investigations of LCMS Clergy Sexual Misconduct Better Promotes Healing, Lessens Likelihood of Lawsuits
Read the 2026 Overture to Strengthen Synod’s Response to Clergy Sexual Misconduct; Voice Your Support by Submitting It To LCMS President Harrison for Consideration by Synod in Convention
2023 LCMS Convention Overture to Protect Victims of Sexual Abuse by Pastors was Amended to Only Focus on Spiritual Care; Much More Is Needed in 2026