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April 8, 2019
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Second Quarter 2019 newsletter
The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter highlights how the three rules of the air apply to our lives as Christians and how sexual relationships should be approached.
December 20, 2018
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - First Quarter 2019 newsletter
This issue of the "So Help Me God" newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces highlights the power of truth, which affects the success and failure of our duties and our work.
November 14, 2018
'Free to be Faithful' - Fall 2018 newsletter
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides update on the U.S. Army dropping its investigation against Southern Baptist chaplain Jerry Scott Squires, who was charged with discrimination against a lesbian soldier who wanted to attend a marriage retreat.
September 27, 2018
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Fourth Quarter 2018 newsletter
This issue of the "So Help Me God" newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces highlights the redemptive, transformative change that occurs in Christ Jesus.
June 29, 2018
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Third Quarter 2018 newsletter
In this issue of So Help Me God from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, combating sleeplessness through reading God’s Word, the Holy Bible, is discussed.
June 25, 2018
'Free to be Faithful' - Summer 2018 newsletter
LCMS' “Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides an update on the case concerning ministers' housing allowances. Churches should note this discussion is taking place, as it could change the way pastors are paid.
March 29, 2018
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Second Quarter 2018 newsletter
The So Help Me God newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces gives encouragement as to the promise and confidence that believers in Jesus Christ receive through His resurrection.
March 14, 2018
CTCR report - 'Women and Military Service: A Lutheran Perspective'
The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations adopted a report on “Women and Military Service: A Lutheran Perspective” to address the issue of women serving in the military, particularly in combat roles.
February 13, 2018
'Free to be Faithful' - Winter 2018 newsletter
Members of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregations joined marches to stand for life and to remind the government of its role to protect life.
December 22, 2017
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - First Quarter 2018 newsletter
The First Quarter 2018 newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces shares insight about the meaning of the Latin phrase Sola Scriptura (“Scripture Alone”) and how it can be applied to our lives when we are facing joys and challenges.
October 12, 2017
'Free to be Faithful' - Fall 2017 newsletter
Read the latest about religious liberty issues affecting Christian service members in our nation’s military and how LCMS military chaplains, the Synod’s Ministry to the Armed Forces and some religious liberty advocates are making a difference.
September 28, 2017
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Fourth Quarter 2017 newsletter
The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter highlights the story of Dr. Martin Luther, the Lutheran Reformation and its impact on those who serve God and country in the military.
June 29, 2017
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Third Quarter 2017 newsletter
This issue of So Help Me God from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces discusses the very real tension between being in the military and being believers in Jesus Christ.
April 18, 2017
'Free To Be Faithful' - Spring 2017 newsletter
Read the latest about Judge Ruth Neely, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church — an LCMS congregation in Pinedale, Wyo. — whom state officials censured even though they chose not to remove her from her judiciary duties for her faith-based beliefs about marriage.
April 10, 2017
Video: If not us, then who?
Who better to deliver the Gospel to our nation’s troops on the front lines of conflict – while also caring for their families – than an LCMS chaplain? Could that chaplain be you?
March 31, 2017
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Second Quarter 2017 newsletter
The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter for April-June 2017 emphasizes the importance of Christians speaking up in the public square.