When Parents Fail to Parent

Yahnke, Beverly K. When Parents Fail to Parent. For as long as I can remember, many have shared the quiet confidence that Christians just might be insulated from the travail or breakdown that occurred in “other” families. Growing up in a traditional Lutheran home, I genuinely believed that all Christian parents loved one another and raised […]

When Death Seduces the Living: what every pastor must know about suicide

Yahnke, Beverly K. When Death Seduces the Living: what every pastor must know about suicide Bioethics Conference. Saint Louis, Missouri. 2005, November 11. It is both a pleasure and surprise to be with you this afternoon. A pleasure, for this conference addresses matters of eternal importance, yet responds to matters rooted deeply in the turmoil of our time. […]

When God’s Good Gifts are Defiled: Pastoral Care for the Sinner and the Sinned Against

Yahnke, Beverly K. When God’s Good Gifts are Defiled: Pastoral Care for the Sinner and the Sinned Against Cranach Institute Conference. 2006, August. I’m delighted and admittedly somewhat unnerved to be with you this morning. When one of my colleagues learned that a mere Christian psychologist was going to speak about sin and sexuality on a Lutheran […]

Pastor, do you know someone who can help?

Yahnke, Beverly K. A guide to referral Pastor, do you know someone who can help? DOXOLOGY newsletter. 2010, July. Pastors are given the special joy and obligation to care for the sheep and lambs entrusted to them by God. Ordinarily laity receive their pastor’s care as they attend the Divine Service each Lord’s Day, hearing the Word preached […]