Family
The gift of family is one of the great treasures we receive from God. Accordingly, we are called to love and nurture the family we have. We serve and obey our parents, and we love our siblings. Those joined in marriage are called to live and die for each other and for their children, if they are blessed with them. Despite being so great a gift, family life isn’t always easy.
Below, you’ll find useful sources that span the needs of family life, from issues within the home to the joys and struggles of raising children.
Free Resources
Catechism Memory Cards
Use these memory cards as you help your children to learn Scripture and Luther’s Small Catechism.
Friends For Life: S2EP6 — Pornography: A Broken Vision for Sex
What are the dangers of pornography? How does it miss the mark for God’s plan for sexuality? And why is God’s vision for sex altogether better than the counterfeit of porn?
Friends For Life: S2EP5 — A Christian Response to LGBTQ+
What is a compassionate Christian response to people within the LGBTQ+ community?
Friends For Life: S2EP4 — From Gay Bars to Jesus
Having once lived in the gay community, guest Rev. Brian Barlow shares his story of self-discovery and re-discovery and how Jesus changes everything.
Friends For Life: S2EP3 — Transgenderism in Teens & Adolescents
A Christian response to the growing trend of transgender issues among teens and adolescents.
Friends For Life: S2EP2 — Male & Female By Design
Is sex a social construct, or is a person created male and female by design? Concordia Seminary professor Dr. Joel Biermann answers this question and more!
Friends For Life: S2EP1 — Is Sexuality Really That Big of a Deal?
Listen as Tiffany and Steph introduce the “why” behind this season and how God’s written and natural law change everything.
Friends For Life: S2EP0 — Special Announcement for This Fall!
You won’t want to miss this short but sweet episode!
Friends For Life: S1EP58 — Friends in Real Life: An Adoption Journey Part II | Dr. Tim & Rebekah Janke
Tim and Rebekah update us on their journey to adoption!
Friends For Life: S1EP55 — A Peaceful Approach to Sidewalk Advocacy | Lauren Muzyka & Nate Robertson
Lauren Muzyka and Nate Robertson of Sidewalk Advocates for Life talk about SAFL’s impact on families across the country through their peaceful approach to advocacy on the sidewalks outside of abortion and abortion-referral facilities.
Article: Truth and Compassion for LGBTQ+ Individuals
In this article, Deaconess Emma Heinz discusses the Christian attitude toward members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Bible Study: Truth and Compassion for LGBTQ+ Individuals
This Bible study provides guidance and biblical testimony about how Christians should respond to gender and sexual identity issues.