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A Work To Do: Responding To Bad News

Godly Living

Posted on July 24, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner

This post is the second in a two part series: A Way to Think and a Work to Do; Processing and Responding to Bad News. Click here to read part one: A Way to Think; Processing Bad News. Do Promoting and protecting human flourishing Now, what should we do? How should we as a people, […]

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A Way To Think: Processing Bad News

Godly Living

Posted on July 17, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner

This post is the first in a two part series: A Way to Think and a Work to Do; Processing and Responding to Bad News. School shootings. A war in Ukraine. Rumors of war between China and Taiwan. A drug overdose crisis in America. The news hasn’t been good lately. On the one hand, the […]

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“God’s Plan Was Awesome:” Vinny’s Adoption Story

Adoption

Posted on July 1, 2023
by Lutheran Family Service

Baby Vinny had been residing at the hospital with no visitors for over a month; his mom and dad had not made contact in the 40 days since his birth in February 2022. A University of Iowa hospital social worker knew Vinny needed a loving family and knew who to call to find him one […]

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The Quest For Peace In The War Against Anxiety

Mental Health

Posted on June 16, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner

Engage in the battle against anxiety, confront radical misbeliefs and find freedom and peace in God’s promises. For many people, anxiety is not a word; it’s a malevolent monster, a monster with an icy claw that clutches their hearts, leaving them paralyzed. If you battle anxiety, you know this reality all too well. And you, […]

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Meet Ruth Barz

Lutheran Family Service News

Posted on June 5, 2023
by Ruth Barz, tLMHC

Ruth Barz is a counselor, wife, mom, and one of the newest members of the Lutheran Family Service mental health counseling team. With a deep love of God’s Word and His truth and master’s level training as a mental health counselor, Ruth brings vast experience and insight to her practice. Read on as we discuss navigating life transitions, the power of relationships, different types of trauma, when to seek counseling, and the healing and hope found in Christ alone.

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Too Busy To Read This?

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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