LMM - Lutheran Men In Mission

09/04/2025

Luke 14:25-33
Now large crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.

09/02/2025

The new Summer 2025 Newsletter has a theme around stories:
https://www.lutheranmeninmission.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LMM-foundationsE-Summer-25MR.pdf
- Stories from Lon and Vic
- John affirming your part of LMM's story
- LMM Swag link
- and more

Click the Link,
Read the Stories,
Forward the link to others who need to hear what LMM is all about.

08/29/2025

LMM nation… let Labor Day be a sacred interruption to attend your incompleteness!

“17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty]; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. 2 Then I will

08/07/2025

Remember, LMM does an online Bible Study every Thursday evening at 7pm Central.
Email [email protected] for the zoom link.

Luke 12:32-40
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. If he comes during the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

“But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

08/05/2025

Here is an exert from the book our group is reading on Tuesday nights. It's Life Out Loud: Joining Jesus Outside the Walls of the Church, by Rowland Smith. Straight forward concepts but sometimes a challenge to live out. Are you living a "questionable life?" p. 67

08/02/2025

Every day…

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“Surely, I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. 6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that

07/31/2025

Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”

07/10/2025

Join us tonight for Bible Study discussing this!

Luke 10:25-37
An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came upon him, and when he saw him he was moved with compassion. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, treating them with oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him, and when I come back I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

06/19/2025

Don't forget that LMM hosts an online Bible discussion every Thursday evening at 7pm Central. Tonight we're looking at Luke 8:26-39.

If you need the Zoom link, email [email protected]

06/16/2025

The new LMM webpage is now up!
Look at all the ministry going on around the country and some great photos capturing it in action.
Go check it out at https://www.lutheranmeninmission.org/

06/15/2025

A Prayer for Fathers Day
Fathers Day is a day of joy for some, and a day of grief for others. For many, it lives in the complicated space where those two emotions meet. This prayer invites into the complexity of the day.

This Fathers Day, give thanks for loving wonderful fathers, who have given their children so many invaluable gifts.

Give thanks for new fathers, welcoming new life into the world.

Give thanks for those who choose their children, for adoptive and foster parents, who model the adoptive love of God.

Give thanks for uncles and godfathers and neighbors, who share paternal love with so many children; and for far too often overlooked stepfathers.

Give thanks for those who choose to remain without biological children, sharing love with the world in many ways.

Pray for the many fathers who have had to bear the unimaginable burden of burying a child, and those who have born the silent grief of stillbirth or miscarriage.

Pray for those who struggle with infertility, whose desire for a child is met with frustration.

Pray for the fathers of children with special needs and chronic illness, who know anxiety and exhaustion better than most.

Pray for those who were given abuse and heartbreak by the ones called to love them.

Pray for fathers who have made the difficult and loving decision to entrust a child to adoptive parents.

Pray for those whose fathers have died, who on this day celebrate and grieve their father in his absence.

Amen.
from David L Hansen - digital pastor

05/24/2025

A few Spring 2025 Newsletter highlights:

-- (Father's Day) Stories
-- Spring Bold Gathering highlights
-- OYTL story
-- Inviting Men to Church
https://www.lutheranmeninmission.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LMM-foundations-Spring-25-final.pdf