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: S5Ep6. Mental Health First Aid | Kelly Menke

Kelly Menke joins Tiffany and Steph to talk about being trained in Mental Health First Aid and why it’s also an important toolkit to have on hand!

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S5Ep5. Can Unforgiveness Affect Mental Health? | Rev. Dr. Mark Rockenbach

Join Steph and Dr. Mark Rockenbach for a discussion about how forgiveness affects mental health and how withholding forgiveness affects not just the soul, but the body and mind.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S5Ep4. Mental Health & Our Youth | Julianna Shults

Steph is joined by guest Julianna Shults to give a “state of the union” on the mental health of our young people.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S5Ep.3 Building Resilient Minds | Dr. Belinda Karge & Dr. Kara Bratton

Dr. Karge and Dr. Bratton join Steph to talk about building mental resiliency in ourselves and in our young people.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S5Ep2. 10 Top Tips to Improve Mental Health | Sarah Gulseth

Join Steph and Sarah Gulseth as they talk about some very practical ways we can care for our own mental health.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S5Ep1. The Church Cares about Mental Health

Why should Christians care about their own mental health, as well as the mental health of those around them? Join Tiffany and Steph as they introduce this season on mental health!

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S4Ep3. Beyond Human: Thinking About Biotechnology | Rev. Dr. Trevor Sutton

Join Steph and guest Trevor Sutton as they discuss emerging advances in the world of biotechnology and what it has to do with our soteriology…our view of life, death, and salvation.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S4Ep2. How Is Tech Affecting Us? | Rev. Dr. Rick Serina

What are the effects of modern-day technology on our relationships, our church, our selves? Join Steph and guest Dr. Rick Serina as they talk about the rapid changes of tech at our fingertips.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S4Ep1. Technology & Christian Responsibility | Rev. Tim Bayer

Join Steph and Rev. Tim Bayer as they talk about the fundamentals of technology – what it is, what it’s for, and how Christians can use technology responsibly.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep8. The Important Place of Elders within the Family | Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Robinson

Amidst a culture that disdains aging, how can the Christian family embrace the Scriptural call to honor the older generations and revere their wisdom? Listen in as guest Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Robinson shares why old and young need each other.