Life Ministry Library
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has assembled a large online collection of papers, articles, and information on life issues.
Advocating for the unborn, weak and vulnerable
I Will Grieve for the Suicide
In this book, the Rev. Peter Preus provides Gospel comfort for those who are left behind after a Christian commits suicide. He addresses the stigma, psychology and theology of suicide, as well as the grieving process that follows it, and the hope Christians can find in Christ.
LCMS Life Ministry — Spring 2021 newsletter
The LCMS Life Ministry newsletter focuses on human trafficking, which affects people around the world, even some in our own congregations and communities.
LCMS Life Ministry — Winter 2020 newsletter
The Winter 2020 News and Notes newsletter announces the virtual LCMS Life Conference to be held in March 2021.
Life Sunday – ‘Worship Resources for Life Ministry’
Worship resources are available to help plan your congregation’s observance of the Sanctity of Human Life.
LCMS Life Ministry — Fall 2020 newsletter
The LCMS Life Ministry newsletter shares how we as Lutherans can care for and show Christ’s love to others in all stages of life, even in the midst of a challenging and overwhelming year.
LCMS Life Ministry — Summer 2020 newsletter
The LCMS Life Ministry newsletter shares how we as Lutherans can care for and show Christ’s love to others in all stages of life.
CTCR paper – ‘The Child as a Gift of God’
This paper examines the many subtle ways that American culture rejects life as a fundamental gift of God and instead sees “having a baby” as a human accomplishment.
LCMS Life Ministry — Fall 2019 newsletter
LCMS Life Ministry newsletter offers a reminder that God has called each one of us to a chaste and disciplined life.
LCMS Life Ministry — Spring 2019 newsletter
LCMS Life Ministry newsletter shares how we as Lutherans can care for and show Christ’s love to others in all stages of life.
LCMS Life Ministry — Fall 2018 newsletter
LCMS Life Ministry newsletter features a letter from the Rev. Michael Salemink, executive director of Lutherans For Life, on why "families belong together."
LCMS Life Ministry — Spring 2018 newsletter
The spring 2018 LCMS Life Ministry newsletter — now named News and Notes — reviews convention Resolution 3-04 “To Create Task Force for Study of Issues Relating to Procreation, Fertility, and Care for Unborn.”
LCMS Life Ministry — Fall 2017 newsletter
Learn how the Synod is standing for life and showing compassion to suffering, post-abortive women.
“Faith, Hope and Love: A Threefold Response to 13 Reasons Why”
Provides a timely theological response and reflection for teenagers, young adults and grown adults.
‘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.