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July 24, 2024 Evangelism Podcasts Dear Friends and Supporters, One of my friends who is also a Family Shield supporter asked me a couple weeks ago about Family Shield podcasts that address evangelism and witnessing. She wanted a list for her church's evangelism board. All of the following podcasts are available on our website. Directions for how to find them are included ...

July 8, 2024 Family Shield Ministries Update An Employment OpportunityAs Administrative Assistant for Family Shield Family Shield Ministries recently began its search for a part-time Administrative Assistant. If you would like to learn more and review the job description, contact us at witnesstofamily@gmail.com. Please include your email and telephone number. Family Shield is prayerfully seeking an LCMS church in the metro ...

June 28, 2024 Fourth of July and Summer Activities Remind Me of God From Kay Meyer's column in the St. Louis Metro Voice newspaper  What are your favorite memories of summers? What about the 4th of July-is it a holiday you and your family enjoy? Memories of this summer holiday may include: the fireworks, the American flag, picnics at home and ...

June 20, 2024 Comfort - How the Lord Provides Comfort I often speak with my father about what was going through his mind (and my mom's) when I walked in darkness. I look back and wonder what in the world I was thinking, why did I go on the path that I did? Sometimes I feel a deep regret for ...

June 6, 2024 Just Words? We all have heard the rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me." But is the saying really true? When someone gives us an encouraging word, we feel our spirits rise, but when someone says something that is hurtful, we often find that the negative words seem to stay ...

May 23, 2024 We encourage you to take a family prayer walk together this week! Parents - Teach Your Children to Share Their Faith and Pray! From Kay Meyer's column in the St. Louis Metro Voice newspaper.  "Mom, today the new neighbor, Tyler, said he doesn't attend Sunday school or church. I invited him to come with us this week. ...

May 9, 2024 We encourage you to take a family prayer walk together this week! Fun Family Devotions for the Home From Kay Meyer's column in the St. Louis Metro Voice newspaper from 1994 to 2013. It's tough, isn't it? Even in Christian families tempers sometimes flare. Christians sometimes find themselves irritated by insignificant events. Then, too, we don't talk ...

Welcome to Family Shield. Today we'll learn about Concordia Center for the Family and how they equip congregations and their members to disciple children and families for Christ. We’ll also learn about relationships from Dr Todd Biermann’s book Handing Out Life: The Simple Way to Rewarding Relationships in All of Life. This includes relationship with God, our family, friends, work ...

April 23, 2024 You are invited to attend THIS IS MY BODY SUMMIT Saturday, May 4, 2024 8:30am - 12:00pm Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church 907 Jungermann Road St. Peters, MO 63376 Our speaker will be Reverend Michael Salemink, Executive Director of National Lutherans for Life. You may view Rev. Salemink's promotional video here: In three sessions, Pastor Salemink ...

At the moment of Jesus' death the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. What does the tearing of the temple mean? How many days did Jesus appear to people after the resurrection? How many people saw him at one time after the resurrection? We often spend a ...