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What About … Death and Dying?

What About … Death and Dying?

A reprint of a tract from The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s “What About …” series, this resource is intended to help us face death ...
We Believe in the Resurrection of the Body

We Believe in the Resurrection of the Body

My grandmother was created body and soul, every member lovingly created out of divine goodness and mercy by God our Father who took ...
Waiting for the Resurrection

Waiting for the Resurrection

Our thoughts as Christians are centered on what has been revealed in Scripture about our Lord’s return. Waiting for the Resurrection
Waiting for Death, Waiting for Christ

Waiting for Death, Waiting for Christ

“And just as it is appointed for man to die once, andafter that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins ...
Unchanging Identities

Unchanging Identities

 No matter what vocations the Lord grants you, your identity in Christ provides comfort, even during the pain of ...
Simple Promises

Simple Promises

There are practical ways you can talk to your children about death. When a loved one dies, children should hear simple ...
Prepared for Death

Prepared for Death

When we enter the working world in early adulthood, we begin to save for retirement, though it’s 50 years away. If we can be so ...
Numbering Our Days

Numbering Our Days

This Bible study helps us look to God, who teaches us to number our days (Psalm 90), as we prepare for death. Numbering Our Days
Luther’s Handbook on Dying

Luther’s Handbook on Dying

The Gospel prepares you to die well. We prepare for death by going to the very place where death is defeated, where time stops, and ...
I Want to Burden My Loved Ones

I Want to Burden My Loved Ones

We shouldn’t hesitate to empower our loved ones to make medical decisions for us as long as they avoid the futile question “What would ...
If I Should Die

If I Should Die

Everyone needs to be ready to die. Death can come suddenly. But if death may come without warning, is it still possible to prepare for ...
Hope That Gives Life

Hope That Gives Life

Christians need not fear death because God gives us His life and the promise of eternal life. Hope That Gives Life