End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Talking about Politics

Politics can be a divisive thing to discuss, but it’s an important part of engaging in our vocations.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Erin’s Soapbox: The Internet Ruined Christmas Lists

Normally, when one of the Ladies asks a Big Question, the answer ends up being exploratory and open-ended — but not today. Today, Erin isn’t asking. She’s telling.  

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Talking about War

War is not a new topic, but it is one our young people may be asking about.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Wild Card: Theological Imagination with Malcolm Guite

Sarah sits down with esteemed poet Malcolm Guite in this special Wild Card episode for a conversation full of delightful storytelling, brilliant insight into the Christian faith, and encouragement to lean into the imagination God has given each of us. 

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Coffee Hour Crossover: Figgy Pudding!

Inspired by the traditional Christmas carol, Andy Bates (co-host of The Coffee Hour) joins Sarah (also a co-host of The Coffee Hour) and Erin in the Lounge for a festive, fig-filled crossover episode all about the legendary dish everyone’s heard of (but few have ever actually tasted): Figgy Pudding, also known as Christmas Pudding.  

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Talking about Pornography

We continue our series on hard conversations by talking with Daniel Weiss, executive director of the Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit, about how we approach conversations around pornography with our young people.  

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Rachel’s Trivia Challenge: The New Testament!

Rachel here quizzes her friends — and all the ladies listening at home — on their New Testament acumen.  

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Sarah Goes to School: Deaconess Studies, Commence!

Sarah begins her studies in the Online Deaconess Studies program at Concordia Seminary, and she’s revisiting experiences from Orientation Week at the Seminary and her first class in Deaconess Ministry, including insights into personality types and theological frameworks. 

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Kitchen Table Talk: Sabbath Rest with Dr. Joel Biermann

The Ladies welcome Dr. Biermann himself to the Lounge for a Kitchen Table Talk conversation all about Sabbath-keeping and the Third Commandment.  

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Party Planning Committee: Reformation + All Saints’ Day

The Ladies are trace Halloween back to its roots — “All Hallows’ Eve” — as they team up to plan a Halloween-alternative All Saints/Reformation Day party around the theme of “saints, reformers, and heretics.”