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Hello. I've posted in here before about wanting to convert, but my spouse has been against it. her biggest thing is not wanting to go to separate churches as we have 2 young kids and don’t want to confuse them. I’ve told her I’d go to Saturday Vigil or early Sunday Mass and then go with her to...

I’d like advice from LCMS Lutherans on this, please. My wife and I joined a LCMS church in our town a few years ago. I was just taken aback with Confessional Lutheranism and knew it was where I belonged. I grew up, and met my wife in an EPC Presbyterian church. My wife agreed to join when I...

I’ve recently been speaking to someone who is into the Evangelical world. We got into a debate about the sacraments. I’m not the most eloquent when trying to explain things and while I believe in the importance of the sacraments, can someone help me flush out, from a Confessional Lutheran...

I've been a lurker and occasional poster here in OBOB. I'm currently a LCMS Lutheran, but the more I study the early church, the more I realize the Catholic Church fits that. I looked East for a little while, but there are growing schisms there. All that said, I think I'm ready to take the...

My wife and I joined a LCMS church a few years ago in our city. We had been searching for a little while. I hadn’t really studied Lutheranism, but the more I did and the more we’ve been involved at the church, I’ve never had Christianity “make sense” until Lutheranism. Fast forward to now, we...

If this post is not in the right place, please forgive me and move to the appropriate forum. I was watching a video about Orthodoxy (specifically from a Greek Orthodox priest) and he was speaking of the Bible, he stated that it is "our book, we can do with it what we want. We wrote this thing...

Are there any guides from the LCMS on fasting? I've been searching and haven't been able to find much. I know it's not something that's directed by the Church, but like the practice of it.

President Harrison was elected to another term as LCMS president with 51.76 percent of the vote. The other two candidates received 39.89 and 8.35, respectively. I haven't been a LCMS member for long, but like what President Harrison stands for. Any other thoughts? Good decision?

Hello everyone. Long time lurker, finally want to post. Not sure this is the right place to post this, so mods can move where they seem necessary. I've been struggling with whether or not I should convert to Catholicism. Quick background Grew up Presbyterian (EPC). Parents sent me to the local...