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Rev. Dr. Todd Peperkorn, professor at Concordia Theological Seminary, joins us this week to discuss suicide with us. He talks to us about how we can help those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts, depression, and other mental health issues.

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Pastor Jeff Hemmer, author of the book Man Up!, joins us on the podcast this week to teach us about Biblical manhood. He presents his definition of masculinity, then takes us to Scripture to dive into what it says about masculinity and manhood.

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Pastor Keith Haney, assistant to the president in missions, stewardship, and human care in the Iowa West District, is on the podcast this week to talk to us about the topic of Critical Race Theory. He will teach us how it impacts our lives, our vocations, and how we can respond as Christians. He also teaches how we can interact with those whose lives have been influenced by CRT. 

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Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller joins us on the podcast this week to talk about suffering. He will teach us what suffering is, how we can address it from a biblical perspective, and how to respond to those who may not share our life-affirming views. He also gives us the reassurance that our trials and sufferings are part of God’s plans for our lives and through them we learn and grow. 

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Dr. Eschelbach from Concordia University Irvine joins us this week to talk about worldviews, specifically how they shape our message and how we can speak to others who have different worldviews than we do. He introduces us to the “red pyramid worldview” that society takes on today, as well as the “green arc worldview” that God has set for us in His Word.

Find Dr. Eschelbach's presentation here.

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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith – more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire – may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” – 1 Peter 1:3-9 

Amy Skogerboe joins us this week to talk about depression. She will tell us about how she has had struggles with depression and how she found hope in those times. She reminds us that everyone experiences depression differently, and that your story shouldn’t be compared to someone else’s. She will also give us ways to find help and hope in our sufferings and the sufferings of those we know. Speak life, speak hope, don’t shy away. 

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Pastor David and Angela Breidenbach from Spiritual Orphans Network (SON) are on the podcast this week to talk about spiritual orphans. They will teach us what a spiritual orphan is, and how we can engage those who are spiritual orphans. They will also talk about the work that SON is doing and how high school and college students can get involved in the missions they do during the summer. 

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How can we best help women who have experienced abortion? What does a woman who has had an abortion look like? Erin Maggard joins us on the podcast this week to help us answer these questions, as well as talk about her journey through abortion recovery. She gives us guidance for how to address the abortion debate as people who are for life, and how we can support those who are struggling with abortion decisions. There is brief description of what happens during an abortion procedure, listener discretion is advised. 

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Deaconess Rose Adle is on the podcast this week to teach us about what godly womanhood looks like. She starts in Genesis with Eve, who she was created to be, and how the fall into sin altered her relationship with Adam and with God. She also talks to us about how first and foremost, a woman finds her identity as a daughter of God, and that doesn’t change even if her roles in life do. Rose wraps up by talking about how women can support each other as sisters in Christ and as friends. Whether you are a woman or you know a woman, this is an episode that is important for everyone to listen to and understand God’s role for women in the world.

Find the booklet Deaconess Adle wrote for Lutherans For Life here.

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Pastor Joel Shaltanis talks to us about God’s gift of sex, from the mandate to be fruitful and multiply to the ways that it’s been twisted to serve our sinful desires, both in the past and present. He’ll also talk to us about how God’s gift of sex can benefit our lives and the lives of others when practiced in the correct context, and will talk about some of the myths of sex and what the truth is. 

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