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Slander – A Sin That Can Destroy Lives

By Kay L. Meyer and Rev. Kevin Meyer “The Board of Elders requested that I tell them about the slander that had hurt me so much at my previous congregation. They assured me that anything I told them would be held in the strictest confidence. So I was open with them. Then last week, three months after this information was shared, a member asked me a very personal question. The only way she could have known about the situation she brought up was that one of these elders told her about it. This member thought the slander was true. I … More

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Happy New Year!

January 11, 2023 Happy New Year! As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming, but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ (Eph. 4:13-15). Dear Family Shield Friend, Happy New Year! We want to encourage Family Shield readers to consider some New Year resolutions that can help us grow spiritually. God’s Word encourages us to grow and learn more about … More

I Don’t Want to Be Baptized!

July 28, 2022 Rev. David Jander and a child he baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carver, MN. “I Don’t Want to Be Baptized!” Some years ago I was the Spiritual Life Director and LCMS Liaison for a Christian maternity home. It was a blessing to hold individual weekly Bible studies with each woman who had chosen life for her baby as they came to live at the home. I designed the first Bible study series to help them learn about God and His Word. I wanted them to come to know their Savior and Lord. Most of the woman had … More

What is a cult?

What is a Cult?

February 15, 2022 What is a Cult? Over the years as I present educational programs on “Responding and Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses” and “Responding and Witnessing to Mormons” I have had to explain to those who attend what a cult is. It is a very misunderstood word. Did you know that the New Testament has much to say about false prophets, false Gospels, and false Christ? Every New Testament book, except Philemon, says something about false prophets and false teachers. I have found Dr. Ron Rhodes book The Challenge of the Cults very helpful in explaining this word. Listen to a program we recorded with … More

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Grow Into Maturity

October 12, 2021 Equip the Saints to Grow into Maturity Through the Word Jim was chairman of the Board of Education. I was chairman of the Board of Evangelism. At our monthly church council meeting some of the leaders would become frustrated with Jim. His heart was in the right place, but he was a babe in Christ, not a mature Christian. Once he suggested that the council distribute a magazine to all of our members. Jim thought because the magazine talked about God, and it was free, that it would make a great resource for our members. The pastor … More

What is a Cult?

October 21, 2020 Rev. Dr. Stephen Becker and his family are ex-Mormons. Today he is a pastor in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod What is a Cult? Over the years as I present educational programs on “Responding and Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses” and “Responding and Witnessing to Mormons” I have had to explain to those who attend what a cult is. It is a very misunderstood word. Did you know that the New Testament has much to say about false prophets, false Gospels, and false Christ? Every New Testament book, but Philemon says something about false prophets and false teachers. I … More