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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
‘In Him Was Life’: On Communion with Christ, the Only True Life
The following article originally appeared in our April 2026 print edition. It is being published online now as part of LCMS Life Ministry’s Resource Library. If you were to ask a medical doctor what it means for a human to have “life,” he would probably cite several physical characteristics, beginning with a heart that is ...
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The Church Cannot Remain Silent on Cohabitation
As Lutherans, we need to resist making moral compromises ourselves and actively encourage our young people not to make them, either. When the church gets ...
2026 LW Summer Reading Roundup
Writers and editors of The Lutheran Witness share the books they're excited about this summer.
We Do So Need Our Mothers: On ‘Peter Pan’
The true beauty of "Peter Pan" is a mother's love.
On ‘Hamlet’: What It Means ‘To Be’
Shakespeare's "Hamlet" invites audiences to contemplate what it means to truly "be."
You Are Not Pond Scum: The Importance of the Genesis Account
It is important that you know, and never forget the fact, that you are a distinct creation of God's hand.
The Theology of Physical Well-Being
A reflection on vocational well-being for church workers.