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June 12, 2019
Life Together with President Harrison – June 2019
In the Life Together News Digest for June 2019, LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison points to 1 John 4 as a reminder that God’s perfect love casts out fear.
June 7, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 11 devotion: Emotional wellness
What can quiet an anxious and wakeful mind during the night hours? God, our faithful Creator and Redeemer, offers a surprising gift in the middle of the night.
June 5, 2019
Essay: 'The History of LCMS Mercy Work with African Americans'
The Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray explores the legacy of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod using mercy work as a means by which to share the Gospel with African-Americans.
June 5, 2019
Fresh produce - alternative provisions for church workers
Giving fresh produce seems like such a small thing, but it shows appreciation to our church workers. Here are creative ideas for providing a little extra for LCMS workers and their families.
May 31, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 10 devotion: Financial wellness
Working out finances together is part of the process and the complement of marriage, even when it feels difficult or like the last thing you’d rather be doing. Where is God’s faithfulness in our finances?
May 23, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 9 Devotion: Relational Wellness
Where is God in our lives when He is hard to see? What is God up to today in your life?
May 17, 2019
'Joy:fully Lutheran' in Tampa, Florida
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod gathers in convention July 20-25, 2019, in Tampa, Fla., to worship, encourage one another and make decisions that will guide the next three years of our Gospel proclamation around the world.
May 17, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 8 devotion: Vocational wellness
How do we respond to criticism in our various roles and vocations within the church? What encouragement does God have for us as we serve?
May 16, 2019
LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission - Webinar: 'Community Development and Mission'
Hosted by LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, Nicole Ridley and Fred Kimbrough of LCMS National Housing Support Corporation presented a webinar on “Community Development and Mission.”
May 15, 2019
Life Together with President Harrison – May 2019
LCMS President Matthew Harrison encourages us to thank God for 172 years as The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 60 years of blessings through the Director of Christian Education program, 100 years of deaconesses serving the Synod and 125 years of LCMS international mission work.
May 10, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 7 devotion: Spiritual wellness
Some days we will feel unqualified, but God seems to have a knack for using those with weakness.
May 7, 2019
Tiny goals
Sometimes the big things of life get the better of us. Sometimes we know we need to make a change, but the magnitude of change crashes in on us.
May 3, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 6 devotion: Spiritual wellness
When our prayers turn to groanings, where do we go to find the hope of Jesus?
April 26, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 5 devotion: Intellectual wellness
What thoughts are in your head today? What big and little things are you thinking about? What freedom has God given us to “think about thinking”?
April 23, 2019
Life Together with President Harrison – April 2019
In the April 2019 edition of Life Together, LCMS President Matthew Harrison highlights a new initiative in the LCMS Office of National Mission called “Making Disciples for Life.”
April 17, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 4 devotion: Relational wellness
What gift does God offer each of us, even the pastor and church worker, in the Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer?