5 Minutes with a Missionary — LCMS International Mission: S4Ep5. Bread and wine | Barb Rebentisch 

Barb Rebentisch (Taiwan) describes a few different gathering scenarios in Taiwan, saving the best two for last. 

5 Minutes with a Missionary — LCMS International Mission: S4Ep4. Ugandan turkey and American football | Megan Mantey 

Megan Mantey (Africa) and her husband Mark host a traditional American Thanksgiving meal for their Ugandan neighbors. 

5 Minutes with a Missionary — LCMS International Mission: S4Ep3. Lechon Asado | Ashley Lehr 

Ashley Lehr (Puerto Rico) talks about how she navigates holidays and where she finds family as a single missionary. 

5 Minutes with a Missionary — LCMS International Mission: S4Ep2. Soup and Matoke | Megan Mantey 

Megan Mantey (Africa) describes the community found when eating together with Christian brothers and sisters in Uganda. 

5 Minutes with a Missionary — LCMS International Mission: S4Ep1. Ugali and Chicken Stew | Vance and Linda Becker 

Vance and Linda Becker (Kenya) share some of the unique aspects of fellowship gatherings with Kenyan Lutherans. 

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Iron Ladle Challenge: Holiday Drinks

It’s a seasonal Iron Ladle Challenge—and this time, Sarah, Erin, Bri, and Rachel are mixing up festive holiday beverages.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Next Book Club Pick: Joel Heck’s ‘From Atheism to Christianity: The Story of C. S. Lewis’

The Ladies announce their next pick for the Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club: Joel Heck’s From Atheism to Christianity: The Story of C. S. Lewis.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Book Club Wrap Up: Gilead

Rachel leads Sarah, Erin, and Bri in a wide-ranging discussion of Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead: A Novel.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S1Ep42. Toward a Pro-Life City | Rev. Dr. Leonard Payton 

Rev. Dr. Leonard Payton joins Steph to talk about the challenges of being pro-life in the city, and how urban areas desperately need Christians to stand up for life.  

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Kitchen Table Talks: The Incarnation of Christ

LCMS International Center chaplain Pastor Sean Daenzer returns to offer wise and friendly counsel on a seasonally appropriate theological hot topic: the Incarnation.