Download LifeDate Winter 2023
In this edition of LifeDate …
- Just As … I AM by Pastor Michael Salemink
- Created for Good Works by Diane Albers
- Teaching 4 Life Award 2023 by Michelle Bauman
- If … Then by Barbara Lane Geistfeld, D.V.M.
- A Statement on Determination of Death … by Pastor Michael Salemink
- Sing! Pray! March On! by Pastor Paul Clark
- Support Lutherans For Life through iGive.com
- 2023 Lutherans For Life National Conference
- Built as God Intended – Just As … I AM by Virginia J. Flo
- The Importance of Lineage by Michelle Bauman
- Surprise! (But, Not Really!) by Marie MacPherson
- Austin Alive by Michaela Seeliger
- Life Thoughts in the Church Year
- End-of-Year Appeal 2023! by Dave Probst
Clarifications
The Winter 2023 issue of LifeDate (“Just As … I AM”) included an article entitled, “A Statement on Determination of Death” (p. 10). It indicated that, in the context of organ donation, “Removing heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and other essential tissues would cause death if it had not already happened prior to the procedure.” This assertion refers to the donating of both lungs, both kidneys, or the entire liver, as it is possible (and ethically permissible) for one to donate one lung, one kidney, or a lobe of liver (or portions thereof) and survive.
Lutherans For Life prepared a bulletin insert for inclusion in congregational worship materials on Life Sunday 2024. Entitled, “Just As … I AM,” it affirms, in part, that “Persons undergoing surprise pregnancy, experiencing disability, or suffering terminal diagnosis matter as much as you and me.” An eagle-eyed Gospel-motivated voice For Life noted that this can come across as “othering”—that those facing these circumstances “are not ‘you and me.’” Of course, we intended to communicate precisely the opposite! We deeply regret any offensive exclusion or discrimination this may have implied. And we commit to continue improving our expressions to convey the honor and value with which God Himself invests every human life.