Friends for Life — LCMS Life Ministry

We believe that God is the author and sustainer of all life. We also know it can be hard to speak about the intrinsic value of life, health and the family when it feels like the world is trying to drown us out.

We’re right here beside you. In this podcast of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Life, Health and Family Ministry, we’re coming alongside one another as a community of Christ’s redeemed people. Together we’ll explore life, health and family issues in a way that honors our heavenly Father’s value of human life, serves our neighbor, shares the faith and connects us to others who are doing the same. Join us, so that together we can be friends for life.

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Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep2. Family by Blood or Water | Dr. Dave Rueter

How does Jesus shake up our understanding of family and broaden its definition? Listen in as Dr. Dave Rueter leads us in the fundamentals of family.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep1. Family Matters | Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor & Steph Neugebauer

Listen in as Steph and Tiffany talk about the importance of upholding the family as an institution created by God and why the family still matters.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S2Ep6. Pornography: A Broken Vision for Sex | Daniel Weiss

What are the dangers of pornography? How does it miss the mark for God’s plan for sexuality? And why is God’s vision for sex altogether better than the counterfeit of porn?

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S2Ep5. A Christian Response to LGBTQ+ | Rev. Brian Barlow

What is a compassionate Christian response to people within the LGBTQ+ community?

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S2Ep4. From Gay Bars to Jesus | Rev. Brian Barlow

Having once lived in the gay community, guest Rev. Brian Barlow shares his story of self-discovery and re-discovery and how Jesus changes everything.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S2Ep3. Transgenderism in Teens & Adolescents | Dr. Beverly Yahnke

A Christian response to the growing trend of transgender issues among teens and adolescents.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S2Ep2. Male & Female By Design | Dr. Joel Biermann

Is sex a social construct, or is a person created male and female by design? Concordia Seminary professor Dr. Joel Biermann answers this question and more!

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S2Ep1. Is Sexuality Really That Big of a Deal? | Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor & Steph Neugebauer

Listen as Tiffany and Steph introduce the “why” behind this season and how God’s written and natural law change everything.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S1Ep59. A Refuge for Refugees | Rev. Chris & Kelly Asbury

All Christians are strangers in a strange land. Learn how our theology leads us to care for the refugees and sojourners among us.