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

• A video from LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison on the role that free will plays in our faith;

• A video from Harrison celebrating Lutheran education in anticipation of National Lutheran Schools Week (Jan. 25–31);

• A collection of photographs from the past three Synod conventions;

• A Reporter story encouraging necessary conversations about church parsonages;

• A Lutheran Witness feature about the “digital Sabbath” trend and whether Lutherans should participate;

• A Lutherans Engage the World story on recent FOROs held in South Africa and Germany;

• KFUO Radio programs on the tradition of house blessings in Latin America and a fireside chat about true leisure in Christ;

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

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