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Church Worker Wellness

Posted on May 24, 2023
by Rev. David Gunderson, tLMFT

Find Strategies to Create More Margin in Your Life After hearing the words, “Dust you are and dust you shall return” during an Ash Wednesday service, Billy, a four-year-old boy asked his mother “what does that mean?”. His mother explained that God created people from the dust of the earth, but when they die, they […]

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Say It Out Loud

Mental Health

Posted on May 12, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner

Build your life on right thinking and ordered passion. Mental health involves many things, with a life built on right thinking and ordered passions foundational to it. Before we go any further, please understand that the words in the preceding sentence are deeply significant. To be mentally healthy, we must aim for lives established on […]

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Relational Nutrients

We Cannot Thrive Alone

Mental Health

Posted on April 23, 2023
by Ruth Barz, tLMHC

We were made for connection in relationship. Most of us, at one time or another, have run out of gas in our car. We meant to fill the tank yesterday, but we were too busy. Or we drove just a bit farther in search of the lowest gas prices, but our tank was empty before […]

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Life Advocacy Update - Abortion in Iowa

Iowa Abortion Legislative Update – Prayers Needed

Life Advocacy

Posted on April 14, 2023
by Kim Laube

On Tuesday, April 11, oral arguments were heard by the Iowa Supreme Court in the case of Planned Parenthood vs. Reynolds regarding abortion restriction. This important case involves the heartbeat law passed by the Iowa Legislature and signed by Governor Reynolds in 2018. The heartbeat law banned little boys and girls in the womb if a heartbeat was detectable. Sadly, the law was immediately enjoined by the court not allowing it to be enforced.

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LCMS Pastors Stand United in God’s Truth for Life at Iowa Capitol March 28

Life Advocacy

Posted on April 12, 2023

On March 28, LCMS Pastors from all across Iowa made their way to Des Moines to attend the 2023 LCMS Pastors Day on the Hill organized by Lutheran Family Service. It was a day of inspiration, information gathering and fellowship (see photos of the day below).

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Raising A PK

Church Worker Wellness

Posted on February 28, 2023
by Rev. David Gunderson, tLMFT

One day, our seven-year-old son was entering the church with me when we noticed two men entering immediately before us. One man was Carl, a retired teacher who now served as the Church Music Director, and the other man was George, a retired minister who belonged to the congregation. As we approached the church door, […]

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Iowa Prayer Rally for Life a Celebration and Preparation

Life Advocacy

Posted on February 10, 2023
by Lutheran Family Service

The Iowa State Capitol was filled with prayer and faithful Iowans as citizens, clergy and government workers gathered together in support of life at the 2023 Iowa Prayer Rally for Life!

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Caleb’s Adoption Spotlight

Adoption

Posted on January 4, 2023

Baby Caleb entered this world in a whirlwind of events, born 9-weeks premature via emergency C-section.

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5 Truths Hurting Teachers Need To Hear

Church Worker Wellness

Posted on November 9, 2022
by Toni Larson, LISW

In recent work with commissioned, Lutheran School Teachers, we are finding out that they, and likely all teachers, are hurting. Lutheran Family Service is shining a light on the issue of church worker wellness within the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS). Our goal is to flip the switch and proactively maintain wellness instead of […]

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Impacting Lives in the Quad Cities and Beyond

Lutheran Family Service News

Posted on November 1, 2022
by Lutheran Family Service

It is with great joy that we opened our new, physical office in Bettendorf, Iowa and are able to serve the Quad Cities area and beyond.

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