At LFL we seek to serve the Lord of Life by equipping His people to be Gospel-motivated voices For Life through a variety of media and people resources. Like other ministries, we do not seek to serve ourselves. But an occasional, “well done, good and faithful servant,” helps reinforce the Holy Spirit’s work through us.
The word “abortion” does not appear in the Bible. Yet, God’s Word has plenty to say that relates directly to abortion. Here’s the reason: God’s Word is about life (John 10:10). In a successful abortion at least one life is always destroyed—and many more lives are affected. These are lives—these are people—created by God for His purposes. Physical life is destroyed by abortion. Spiritual life is also greatly damaged by abortion. While the Church is compelled to speak up for life—and the value of all human life at whatever age or condition—the Church also needs to restore people spiritually, through God’s Word, who are heartbroken and who, in many cases, feel what they have done is “unforgiveable.”
Is in vitro fertilization (IVF) “Ark Technology,” technology used in accordance with God’s will and to glorify Him as was Noah’s Ark, or is it “Tower Technology,” used according to the will of man to glorify himself as was the Tower of Babel?
When my husband and I realized that having biological children on our own may not happen, we knew that we had some research to do to find out what we would be open to.
It has been said that we are the sum total of all that we’ve experienced. But, if we have no memory, are we less human?
People often learn best by example. Recognizing this aspect of human nature, the Scriptures exhort us to be imitators—of Christ (Ephesians 2:5), of St. Paul (1 Corinthians 4:16), of other apostles (2 Thessalonians 3:9), or of the saints who have gone on before us (Hebrew 6:12). The Bible also warns us against imitating evildoers (Deuteronomy 18:9; 3 John 1:11). We need good models, but good models sometimes are difficult to find.
What is marriage? When do we stop mentoring the truth about marriage?
Nothing is quite so inevitable or constant as change. Nothing is quite so important or treasured as tradition.
When I started working for Lutherans For Life last summer, one of the first things I wanted to do was to lead servant events for youth. There is something special about taking youth out of their comfort zones and introducing them to service opportunities. It creates bonds of friendship between the participants and has a lasting impact on their future decisions and attitudes about serving others.
One life-affirming option is to rescue those children already frozen (something parents should never do) through embryo (“snowflake”) donation and adoption. To those looking to adopt, embryo adoption offers an alternative to traditional adoption, which many hopeful parents find very expensive and frustrating.