Guest Rev. Alan Ludwig joins us in studio to talk about what it’s like serving the Lord as a theological educator in Siberia. Learn more about Rev. Ludwig and the mission work being done in Siberia at lcms.org/ludwig and how you can serve at lcms.org/service.

Guest Kevin Walker, founder and president of Project Appleseed, a nonprofit that fosters family engagement with schools, often with the help of technology, talks about a solution for the digital divide among students with and without internet access at home. Kevin addresses the reality of the digital divide, why this solution hasn’t been fully utilized, and what can be done about it. Learn more about the work of Project Appleseed at projectappleseed.org.

We’re celebrating Dairy Month with the St. Louis District Dairy Council! Guest Camille Smith - RD, LD, Nutrition Educator for the St. Louis District Dairy Council, along with Frank Doll - president of the St. Louis District Dairy Council board and an Illinois dairy farmer, and residents from Lutheran Senior Services Laclede Groves Senior Living Community talk all things dairy. Frank discusses his career as a dairy farmer and what it means to him to be a farmer. Camille features samples of recipes from a 1930s-era cookbook, and our panel from Laclede Groves gives their feedback. Find the recipes from today’s program and more about the St. Louis District Dairy Council at stldairycouncil.org and facebook.com/stlouisdairycouncil.

Guest Rev. Jonathan Lange, pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Evanston and St Paul Lutheran Church in Kemmerer, Wyoming, and also Chairman of the District Life Coordinators and a member of the LCMS Life Committee, talks about the importance of speaking faithfully regarding life issues, including life, marriage, and family. Learn more about the LCMS Life Committee and their work at lcms.org/life.

Guest Hilary Haak, Mission and Ministry Director for Lutherans for Life, talks about how congregations can get involved with life issues by starting a Life Team and how those teams tie into the larger mission of Lutherans for Life. Learn more about how your congregation can start a Life Teams at lutheransforlife.org.

Guests Rev. Andrew & Kelsey Schlund, missionaries in Mexico City, talk about what life is like in Mexico. Find their prayer card and more about their background and the work being done in Mexico at lcms.org/schlund and the Conrad family at lcms.org/conrad. Read more about their experiences in the Spring issue of Lutherans Engage: engage.lcms.org/mexico-missionary-spring-2017/.

Guests Donna J. Harrison, M.D. - Executive Director of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Josh Hawley - Missouri Attorney General, and Diane Vaughan, R.N. - Regional Manager for ThriVe St. Louis, talk about the state of women’s health care in Missouri. Dr. Harrison talks specifically about the rise of the abortion pill, or chemical abortion, in the state of Missouri and why that raises the risks for women who use it. Learn more about AAPLOG at aaplog.org. Josh Hawley speaks about his appeal of U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri Howard Sachs’ ruling ordering the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services to expedite licensing four abortion clinics in Missouri. Read the statement from the Attorney General’s office at ago.mo.gov/home/news-archives/2017-news-archives/ag-hawley-issues-statement-on-planned-parenthood-order-promises-to-appeal. Diane Vaughan talks about ThriVe St. Louis and how they serve women with lost-cost/no-cost healthcare options in the St. Louis region. Find out more about how ThriVe helps keep women informed and sets them up for success at thrivestlouis.org.

Annmarie Wallis and Kristina Wille - "Opening Minds Through Art" instructor at Laclede Groves, resident Evelyn, Tom Zuber - Executive Chef at Laclede Groves, residents Dan and Cathy Walther, and Kristina and Ashton from APA of MO share how older adults are living life to the fullest at Lutheran Seniors Services’s Laclede Groves Senior Living Community. Watch the Facebook live video at facebook.com/lutheranseniorservices to see the delicious food and adorable puppies!

Concordia University Nebraska Track and Field Head Coach Matt Beisel talks about being a servant leader on and off the track. Athletics are important, but it’s even more important to keep Christ first and build relationships that will last a lifetime. Today’s episode is an encore from August 2, 2016.

Guest Adriane Heins, Senior editor, catechetical information for The Lutheran Witness and Journal of Lutheran Mission for Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, talks about managing motherhood and editing these publications, as well as transitioning to full-time motherhood.