Deaconess Pamela shares a faithful and honest story of her mother’s dementia diagnosis and the grief she experienced both before and after her mother’s death.
Advance medical directives convey our wishes to caregivers when we no longer can. Christians approach these ...
Heavenly Misconceptions
The promise of eternal life for the Christian is the greatest and most comforting promise our Lord has given to ...
God Is Not Done With You
There are no human words that can take away the pain suffered by grieving mothers. For now, the best we can hope ...
Comfort in the Face of Death
If you want to comfort a loved one who is dying, don’t pretend everything will be OK. Our comfort begins at the ...
Christmas Mourning
The holidays can be a time of sadness and loneliness, especially for those mourning the passing of a loved one. ...
Amazingly Complex
Health care’s amazing technology also creates impossibly complex situations. Three questions that Christians can and should ask themselves can help guide decisions as life draws to its end.
Where Do God’s People Find Comfort in the Suicide of a Non-Christian?
When a non-believer commits suicide, it can lead to sadness, anger, and many difficult questions for their friends ...
Bible Study — Gospel Relief for the Despairing
If you have served in the parish for any period, you have ministered to someone suffering from a sense of ...
The Problem of Suffering
It is hopeful to say that our suffering is from God, for then we know to whom we must turn is good and omnipotent and will turn our tears into joy in heaven. This is the theology of the cross.
Surprised by Suffering
Martin Luther once wrote: “Without trials ... a person can know neither Scripture nor faith, nor can he fear and love God. If he has never suffered, he cannot understand what hope is.”
How Long?
We ask, “How long will you defend the unjust, O God, and show favor to the wicked?” God points to the cross and ...
Ethics and Suffering
How are Christians to respond to this shift in the ethics of medicine today? The path that seems most appropriate ...
Don’t let manhood be victim to the culture wars. Instead, encourage men of all ages to live out their God-given ...
Formed by God-Fetal Development Milestones
From the moment of conception to the natural end of life, God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit loves each and every ...
Adopted Into Christ
From the 2015 June/July issue of The Lutheran Witness
Adopted into Christ
Lifemark Movie Resources
An adoption study and discussion guide based on the Lifemark movie
Adoption Study-Lifemark Movie
Lifemark ...
“Looking at Life in the Womb” for Kids
Curriculum developed by LCMS Life Ministry in coordination with LCMS School Ministry with two sets of material, ...
“Looking at Life in the Womb” Teen Edition
Curriculum developed by LCMS Life Ministry in coordination with LCMS School Ministry with two sets of material, ...
¿Vivir juntos sin casarse?
Cada vez más, hombres y mujeres elijen vivir como esposo y esposa sin casarse. Este panfleto responderá algunas ...
Hogares desalmados: una perpectiva del LCMS sobre la violencia doméstica
¿Cómo puedes defender la vida en un mundo que es pro-elección?
Hogares desalmados: una perpectiva del LCMS ...
Children’s Coloring Prayer Book for Those Affected by Domestic Violence
Children's Coloring Prayer Book for Those Affected by Domestic Violence 5.5x8.5
Children's Coloring Prayer Book ...
Right and Wrong in the Workplace
We cannot separate our faith life from our career or business. Our service through our vocations is an expression ...
With This Ring
At the wedding ceremony the bride and groom exchange wedding rings. They are circles to symbolize the permanence of this relationship. There are three additional aspects these rings portray.
What Is Marriage?
It is not our human prerogative to redefine marriage for the sake of political correctness, social justice, or to accommodate the changing times. As God does not change, but is ever faithful, so marriage does not change and ever proclaims the faithfulness of God to His people.
