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We are called to struggle daily for holiness in this life. Certainly, the ten commandments speak clearly on Christian living, but the moral law’s application to the nuances of modern life and technologies isn’t always immediately clear.
From the mundanity of everyday vocations to the cutting-edge advances in modern biotechnology, these resources will offer a faithful perspective for your guidance and comfort.
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A Compilation of Presentations from the Infertility Ethics Symposium
The contents of this compilation are from speeches/presentations given at a symposium on the ethics of infertility medicine held on ...
Twelve Good Reasons to Go Hungry
Even though the Old and New Testaments mention fasting nearly 100 times, this highly worthwhile discipline is essentially absent from ...
The Peril of Prosperity
We fear letting go of material possessions, and we are afraid we will lose things we love too much. Both rich and poor prisoners of ...
Responding in Love: Theological Guidelines for Human Care Ministry
We define and direct human care ministry relative to the heart of our Lutheran faith, the Gospel of Jesus Christ and its essential ...
Redeemed Body and Soul
Gnosticism denies the truth of the redemption and resurrection of the body. Scripture teaches that the body is a vital part of man’s ...
Pursuing Pleasure-Finding Boredom
By God’s design, excessive indulgence soon turns to ashes. Boredom is a sign that nothing earthly will satisfy us. God, on the other ...
Martin Luther’s Thoughts About Money
Martin Luther’s advice about money is still valuable today: God’s gifts are meant to be enjoyed, shared, and put to work in His ...
Luther’s Dark Days
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther suffered through periods of deep personal struggle with sin, human frailty, satanic attacks, and the call to ...
You Are Not Alone-Mental Illness Article
As a pastor who advocates for those who live with mental illness, the Rev. Jeff Pflug encourages you to do one thing: Look for that ...
Luther’s Answers to Anxiety
Martin Luther knew from experience what it was to be despondent and anxious. He had bouts with this all his life, and he developed ...
Feelings, Emotions, and Christian Truth
Those who minimize sound doctrine and promote feelings and experience must recognize they plot a course for deception and disaster. ...
The Theology of the Cross by Rev. Dr. Herbert C. Mueller Jr.
Why? Even “good families” with fine Christian parents may have it. In spite of their best efforts, one of the children develops ...