Family and Life

Celebrate Mom
Created in 2007 for Mother's Day, this special four-page section celebrates all things Mom. Includes "Total Momsense" by Anita Renfroe, the origin of Mother's Day, why God made moms according to their kids, and all-time famous momisms.

Celebrate Dad
Created back in June for Father's Day, this four-page section does equal time for the old man. Includes the origin of Father's Day, what a father is, Anita Renfroe's "Dadsense", and all-time famous dadisms.

God's Answer to the "Why Me?" Question
A diabetic member of our church asked God that question when he learned he had the disease, but later saw the Great Physician's hand in the seemingly unrelated series of events that led to his diagnosis and treatment.

A Rescue Mission
Just added! How do you confront a fellow Christian in your own family who is entangled in sin? This article has very throughtful advice on using God's Law and Gospel in a very sensitive, and often uncomfortable, situation.

A Good Read

Christmas: The Truth Behind the Traditions
Ever wondered how Santa Claus, Rudolph, Christmas trees and candy canes became part of the holiday season? Why do churches light colored candles in Advent wreaths? How did a famous soda become synonymous with Santa? Read this fun artlcle on Christmas traditions for the answer.

Good News of Great Joy
The angel's proclamation of the birth of Christ in Luke 2:10-11 as translated into several languages, including Spanish, German, Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

For God So Loved the World
John 3:16, the most well-known verse of the Bible, translated into the same languages as in the Christmas article above.

An Interview with Rick Warren
Just added! From a 2005 interview, the author of The Purpose-Driven Life talks about the purpose of life, his wife's battle with cancer, and handling prosperity as well as struggles.

What is "The Secret"?
Just added! A critique of the popular self-help spirituality phenomenon "The Secret" and its Law of Attraction. It documents their New Age origins, utter lack of morality, empty promises, and distorted view of God and His will for us in comparison to what God has revealed about Himself in the Bible.

The Best of Lutheran Laughs

Dadsense
The sequel to Anita Renfroe's popular song "Total Momsense", complete with lyrics and link to the YouTube video, which explains why the song is so short.

Dawn of the Dadisms
Our annual Father's Day list of famous "dadisms", sayings that our dads told us when we were growing up, now has a permanent year-round home on our site. Click and read—and don't roll your eyes at your old man!

The Final Victory Against Sin
Do you want to know how to have total victory against sin in this lifetime? Are you sure? This humorous story from a Christian radio program illustrates the reality of struggling with sin while we are in this life.

It's Like, You Know, I'm All...
Since Mary was most likely a teenager when the angel Gabriel announced she would be the mother of Jesus, how would she have shared this with her teenage friends? Like, you really wanna know? Evangelist Greg Laurie thinks out loud what it would sounded like.

The Lutheran Church Basement
Inspired by a radio commercial for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in 2005, this poem sings the wacky praises of one of the most venerable institutions in the Lutheran church... which Immanuel First doesn't have.

Night of the Living Momisms
In our Celebrate Mom section is our annual Mother's Day list of famous "momisms", sayings that our moms told us when we were growing up. Why? Because Mom said so, that's why!

Total Momsense
At our Celebrate Mom section is comedienne Anita Renfroe's wildly popular rapid-fire rendition of momisms sung to the "Lone Ranger" theme (aka the "William Tell Overture"). Includes song lyrics and link to the YouTube video. It's become the most popular archived page in our site's history, and you'll see why.