We’ve talked about what it means to love our neighbors. Now, what does this actually look like in practice? In this crossover series with the Friends for Life podcast, we’re exploring “loving your neighbor” from a variety of perspectives! In the first half of Episode 5, Rev. Max Phillips (Chief Executive Officer and Chaplain, Perry Lutheran Homes, Perry, Iowa ) joins Steph and co-hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth (The Coffee Hour podcast) to talk about what prompted the development of Perry Lutheran Homes, what loving your neighbor looks like in the day-to-day at Perry Lutheran Homes, what makes Perry Lutheran Homes unique among organizations, why it seems harder to care for the elderly and people who are suffering, and how we can view care of the aging through the lens of Christ’s cross. In the second half, Karen Carter (President, Bethesda Lutheran Disability Ministries) and Reuben Schmitz (Vice President, Bethesda Lutheran Disability Ministries) talk about how Bethesda Lutheran Disability Ministries was formed, how God’s Word plays a role in their work, what loving your neighbor looks like in their day-to-day context, how we can view people with disabilities through the lens of Christ’s cross, and the kind of care the church can give to those who are aging that we may not think of or intuitively know to do.
Find Perry Lutheran Homes at perrylutheranhomes.org.
Find Bethesda Lutheran Disability Ministries at bethesdaldm.org.
Find the Friends for Life podcast at kfuo.org/friendsforlife.
Additional Resources:
- Email us at friendsforlife@lcms.org
- LCMS Life Ministry: lcms.org/life
Not all the views expressed are necessarily those of the LCMS; please discuss any questions with your pastor.
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 Ministries, 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.
