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Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries
We believe that God is the author and sustainer of all life. We also know it can be hard to speak about the intrinsic value of life, health and the family when it feels like the world is trying to drown us out. We’re right here beside you. In this podcast of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Life, Health and Family Ministries, we’re coming alongside one another as a community of Christ’s redeemed people. Together we’ll explore life, health and family issues in a way that honors our heavenly…
Episodes
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep12. Empowered for Life | Anna Young
How does the “average” person speak up for life and empower others to do the same? Listen in as our youngest guest yet, college freshman Anna Young, shares how…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep11. FLAME on Vocation | FLAME
What do Lutherans mean when they use the word “vocation?” How do our personal giftings, talents, and callings correspond to our vocations? And ultimately, how…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep10. Friends in Real Life: Living with Chronic Pain | Amy Bird
Our special segment, Friends in Real Life, makes a comeback! This time, Steph sits down with guest and good friend Amy Bird as she shares her story of living…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep9. Even Marriage is a Life Issue?! | Rev. Jonathan & Christa Petzold
Have you ever thought of marriage as a “life issue?” If you haven’t, guests Jonathan and Christa Petzold, are here to convince you that it is. Authors of the…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep8. Centered in the Gospel: How Our Deepest Theology Leads Us in the Life Arena | Dr. Jeff Gibbs
Friends for Life is an entire podcast devoted to the intersection of church and life issues, theology and how it informs our personal caring of ourselves and…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Sp7. Friends in Real Life: An Adoption Journey | Dr. Tim & Rebekah Janke
In this episode, host Steph Neugebauer sits down with not one, but two special guests, Tim and Rebekah Janke. This is the first episode in the debut series…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep6. Social Media and Life Issues | Sarah Gulseth
Most of us use some type of social media, whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, or the latest digital platform. So it’s likely that we’ve had the experience of…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep5. Pro-Life ‘Til The End | Chaplain Brian Heller
When we think of what it means to be “pro-life” in regards to end-of-life issues, we often spend our time talking about euthanasia or physician-assisted…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep4. Is Your Church Pro-Life? | Rev. Kirk Neugebauer
What does it look like for a body of believers to be pro-life...together? How can a church be pro-life, not just in word and name, but in deeds and actual…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep3. Start ‘Em Young | Adriane Heins
Have you ever thought about when the right time is to start teaching your kids about life issues? The time is now. When they’re newborns. When they’re infants…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep2. Words Matter in Barrenness and Suffering | Katie Schuermann
Author and speaker Katie Schuermann and Stephanie Neugebauer talk about suffering and barrenness. Katie describes how using gift language puts barren women in…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesS1Ep1. From Pro-Choice to Pro-Life | Deaconess Tiffany Manor
The Holy Spirit works through the Word of God to transform lives, including the hearts of people who are pro-choice. Lutherans witnessing the faith, sharing…
Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family MinistriesIntroductions
We believe that God is the author and sustainer of all life. We also know it can be hard to speak about the intrinsic value of that life when it feels like the…