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The February 2026 issue of the Life Together News Digest includes:

• A video from LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison on the role of suffering and affliction in the lives of Christians;

• A video celebrating the 2025 International Church Relations Conference in Wittenberg, which brought together almost 100 Lutheran church leaders from around the globe;

• A collection of photographs from LCMS congregations during the season of Lent;

• Reporter stories reviewing the work done by LCMS Disaster Response over the past three years and summarizing the results of the 2025 Youth Gathering survey;

• A Lutheran Witness feature about how LCMS congregations can weather pastoral vacancies well;

• A Lutherans Engage the World story on a revitalized and flourishing youth ministry in Bourbonnais, Ill.;

• KFUO Radio programs including a Sharper Iron series on Genesis and a fireside chat about the Confession of St. Peter;

• Additional resources, upcoming events, official notices and more.

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