Download LifeDate Spring 2024
In this edition of LifeDate …
- Unchanging by Pastor Michael Salemink
- Change vs. Unchanging by Diane Albers
- Waves and Ripples by Michelle Bauman
- Puffins and the Good and Perfect Gift by Barbara Lane Geistfeld, D.V.M.
- Ten Reasons Not to Take Your Own Life by Pastor Michael Salemink
- One Mind. One Heart. One Voice. by Pastor Paul Clark
- Your Ministry Partnership Matters! | iGive.com
- Lutherans Adoption Conference
- Acting in Love or Judgment? by Virginia J. Flo
- Changing Hearts by Pastor Robert Fleischmann
- Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2023, Killing 73 Million People
- An Unexpected Chapel Talk by Mike Albers
- Lucy, a Lover of Life in Bulgaria by Linda Phillips
- SHOUT! for Life by Eagles4Life
- Life Thoughts in the Church Year
- Step Up 4 Life 2024
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.