“Having a family is hard work. Being a parent is hard work. It’s a thankless job with ridiculous hours, but at least the pay is terrible,” quipped the Rev. Lucas Woodford, who spoke on the second day of the DOXOLOGY conference on “Speaking the Truth in Love,” a topic centered around how to care for those who struggle with same-sex attraction. “The traditional family is … Continue reading Woodford: We are people full of hope and confidence

Jesus Christ is the friend of sinners, par excellence. You need to know that when Jesus forgives, He frees. We need cleansing each and every day. You are not alone. We need each other. Dr. Harold Senkbeil, executive director for Spiritual Care for DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel, offered the above five key messages for Lutherans to share with those who struggling … Continue reading Senkbeil: Only the blessed Gospel of Jesus Christ provides hope

“Marriage is an all-encompassing sharing of life,” said Dr. Robert George, Princeton and Harvard grad, speaking at today’s DOXOLOGY conference in Mundelein, Ill. “Like other bonds—friendship, relationships between siblings, parents and children—marriage involves a union of hearts and minds. But in the case of marriage, it’s all-encompassingness refers to its distinctive feature, that is, in addition to being a union of hearts and minds, it’s … Continue reading George’s case for marriage: permanence, monogamy, fidelity