2022 A.D. (after Dobbs)
LifeDate Summer 2022 by Pastor Michael Salemink We aim higher than elections, legislations, and judgments. We aspire to much more than ending abortion. We advocate for respecting and protecting every human
I Wish I Could Say They Don’t Write Songs About Abortion
LifeDate Summer 2022 by Pastor Michael Salemink I wish I could say they don’t write songs about abortion. At least they don’t write songs celebrating abortion. But they do write
Congregational Support for People with Disabilities – Discussion questions for ministry teams
Download Congregational Support for People with Disabilities – Discussion questions for ministry teams (PDF) by Sandra Rice Supporting the Entire Family The Bible says … So then, as we have opportunity,
Life Means Hope
Directions – March-April 2022 by Pastor Michael Salemink Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. But teach him to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.
A History of Caring For Life
Directions – March-April 2022 by Rev. Jeff Duncan So often, only one side of an argument is entertained. We all understand the maxim, “The squeaky wheel gets the oil!” Saying
Gradually—then Suddenly
LifeDate Spring 2022 by Pastor Paul Clark, President of Lutherans For Life of Michigan Ernest Hemingway, in his novel The Sun Also Rises, has this exchange between two characters, Bill
Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray
by Deaconess Pamela Buhler and Deaconess Chrissie Gillet How do we show the love and mercy of Christ to those who have participated in an abortion decision? Despite what Scripture
I Have a Life to Live!
LifeDate Spring 2022 by Lynette Auch, President of Lutherans For Life As I write to you, it is the start of a new year—a cold, sunny January day. I eagerly
Encouragement for Gospel-Motivated Voices For Life
LifeDate Spring 2022 by Pastor Jeff Duncan, Director of Mission and Ministry Certainly, we live in contentious times. The level of rancor and abusive language and how one addresses his
With All Your Mind: Christian Use of the News
LifeDate Spring 2022 by Pastor Michael Salemink My grandma used to talk back to the news. Occasionally she’d even yell. She lived alone, and human nature needs interaction. Perhaps a