Mady’s Story
Why should the church speak up for life? Let’s have Liz and Patrick tell their story:
Where the Rubber Hits the Road
LFL’s Renewal For Life® mission statement is to equip Lutheran congregations to be Gospel-motivated voices For Life. In the local congregation, Renewal For Life® consists of a Life Team Leader and a Life Team. The Life Team Leader is selected by the pastor in prayerful consultation with other leaders in the congregation. The Life Team, then, assists the pastor and the congregation with life issues-related ministry.
Life Legacy Society Members 2012
The Life Legacy Society was established in 2011. It recognizes all supporters who have notified us that they have put LFL into their will or estate. We currently have 55 individuals/families that have notified us they have put Lutherans For Life into their will or estate. Their names are below. If you have done this, but have not let us know, please do so. We encourage LFL donors to prayerfully consider putting LFL into your will or estate. If you need help with your will or estate, let us know—we can assist you.
LFL – LUTHERANS For Life
You don’t have to look very hard to see that the Lutheran landscape is changing, especially in the last five years. The fourth and fifth largest Lutheran church bodies (Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ/North American Lutheran Church) in the United States weren’t even in existence 15 years ago.
Y4Life – We ARE the For Life Generation
What role do youth play in the For Life movement? Are they even engaged? What do they think about life issues? These are the questions I am often asked when I tell people about our new initiative, Y4Life.
Is All Human Life Equal?
“All life is not equal.” These are the words of Mary Elizabeth Williams, in her Jan. 23 Salon article, “So what if abortion ends life?” Williams acknowledges the humanity of the aborted child, yet justifies the taking of life with that chilling statement, “All life is not equal.” She observes that we make other judgments regarding the taking of life, such as by drone strikes, capital punishment, or allowing a patient with a terminal illness to die. But of course, the unborn babies in question are not criminals or terrorists, nor in the throes of death.
A Deadly Anniversary
Some anniversaries you wish you did not have to observe. 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision of January 22, 1973, striking down all prohibitions of abortion. Somewhere around fifty-eight million abortions have been committed since. Fifty-eight million babies destroyed and even more lives affected forever because they believed the lie of “choice.”
Y4Life and the March for Life
Let me share a quick story with you today …
Moving the World from Killing to Caring
Who gives value and purpose to life and when does that happen? Value as defined by people is subjective and subject to whims and situations. Value as defined by God is based on who He is as Creator and Redeemer. In a Christian world the fact that life exists determines value.
Follow Me–Make Disciples
I was listening to the radio on my way to work one morning, and heard a song that begins with a question, “If I met Jesus on the street and He said to come and follow me, would I love Him enough to give up everything?” It’s a catchy and moving song I had playing in my head all day, but it really struck me deep. How willing am I to step out on faith to give Him everything?