Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller has put together an amazing resource for people who visit their dying loved one. He offers practical advice, Scripture passages, and hymns, as well as the plea we shout from the rooftops: Call your pastor!
Free Resource: Lutheran Family Service
Lutheran Family Service (based in Iowa) is a group that the SD district of the LCMS is beginning to work with to help us with counseling services. Their blog has some wonderful articles, including:
Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Elderly
Hope and Help during Tough Times (hopelessness and suicide)
Three Simple and Engaging, Godly Activities for Families
Five Steps to Overcome Pornography Addiction
Free Resource: Family Time Devotions
CPH has released a bunch of digital resources for free to help churches and families in this tumultuous, isolating time. Particularly useful for families is part of the book Family Time Devotions. This excellent resource makes it incredibly easy to do devotions with your children. Each lesson gives a paraphrase of a Bible story, a modern application, a discussion question, and a prayer. It’s very plug-and-play. I strongly encourage you to use it.
I asked Megan Olson to give us a demonstration going through the first lesson with her family.