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: 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.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep.7 Single ≠ Invisible | Rachel Morton

Where’s the place for singles when it seems the church is filled with families? How do single adults fit in to the larger family of faith?

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep6. Pro Tips for Parenting | Rev. Dr. Randy Schroeder

Parenting is hard…ever wish you had a guidebook for it? Dr. Randy Schroeder joins us to share the top takeaways from his book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep5. Motherhood Matters | Kelly Liefer

Join Steph and her friend Kelly as they talk about the unique role that moms play in the family and why every part of motherhood – even the mundane, monotonous, and messy – matters.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep4. Fatherhood Matters | Rev. Aaron Neugebauer

What do Law and Gospel have to do with fatherhood? Listen in as Steph is joined by her brother-in-law, Pastor Aaron Neugebauer, for this episode on fatherhood.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S3Ep3. The State of the Family Estate | Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller

Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller talks about the archaic notion of the family as “estate” and how it has real bearing on modern families and civil society today.