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The Cover We Didn’t Choose
Rachel Bomberger
The Church Cannot Remain Silent on Cohabitation
Timothy S. Goeglein
2026 LW Summer Reading Roundup
Rachel Bomberger, Cheryl Magness and Mary Henrichs
We Do So Need Our Mothers: On ‘Peter Pan’
Rachel Bomberger
On ‘Hamlet’: What It Means ‘To Be’
Mary Henrichs
Lutheran Witness: August 2026
Rachel Bomberger
The August issue deals with life in the digital age and the rise of artificial intelligence.
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Relating and Connecting in the Age of Chatbots
Letter From the President
‘Non Multa sed Multum’: As Knowledge Abounds, So Too Does the Need for Discernment
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The Treasure of Lutheran Sacred Music
Benjamin Kolodziej
Music has always played an integral role in Lutheran worship.
Theodore Stelzer: Seward’s “Renaissance Man”
Benjamin Kolodziej
Stelzer believed in the power of Lutheran music, as animated by the Gospel.
Edward Rechlin: First Concert Organist of the Missouri Synod
Benjamin Kolodziej
Rechlin's professional life was spent in the service of the Gospel through performance rather than through composition, teaching or parish ministry.
Walter Wismar: A Kantor for the Whole Church
Benjamin Kolodziej
Walter Wismar's writing, conducting and leadership modeled the fullest vocation of a Lutheran Kantor.
Martin Lochner: Building a Sacred Music Tradition at River Forest
Benjamin Kolodziej
Martin Lochner continued his family’s legacy of stewarding the rich musical heritage of the Lutheran church as he taught generations of church musicians.
Karl Brauer: The First Music Professor of the Missouri Synod
Benjamin Kolodziej
Through his organ design and promotion of the ancient, rhythmic style of chorale singing, through his teaching of singing, theory and organ, Brauer conveyed high ...
C.F.W. Walther: Theologian and Musician
Benjamin Kolodziej
Did you know that C.F.W. Walther's original dream was to be a church musician?
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