Lutheran Witness: February 2021
The February Lutheran Witness reminds us to “Return to the Word” of God — at church, in prayer, through reading, and in family devotions.
Year: 2021
Our ‘Sole Source and Norm of Doctrine’
In this important section of our Lutheran Book of Concord, the Lutheran church confesses this important distinction regarding the Bible as the “sole source and norm of doctrine,” yet faithfully confessed.
As You Proclaim Him
We need the protection Jesus provides in Holy Communion. After the Last Supper, Jesus warned Peter that Satan would sift him like wheat.
Homeschool Surge Offers Ministry Opportunity
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in homeschooling, a development that presents new opportunities for Lutheran churches.
The Whole Christ Prays the Psalms with St. Augustine
O Lord, how many are my foes!Many are rising against me;2 many are saying of my soul,“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,my glory, and the lifter of my head.4 I cried aloud to the Lord,and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah 5 I lay …
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We Have the Time
The second most common objection to recovering weekly communion in the 1999 survey was that it takes too much time.
Writing for Lutherans, Part 2: Tell the Truth
In this second article in a three-part series, we’ll explore my second-and-almost-as-important rule of writing for Lutherans: Tell the truth.
Pro-life Women Elected to Congress
The drama of the 2020 election overshadowed another phenomenon that has received little press coverage.
When Prayer Goes Wrong
Politicians find it expedient to give an occasional nod to God, whoever or whatever they conceive the deity to be.
Job’s Resurrection Cry with St. Gregory the Great
The celebration of the resurrection, particularly in the face of death and grief, is the hallmark of the Christian faith.
Come, Lord Jesus
When I became a Lutheran, one of the few things about my new church that I did not love was the Common Table Prayer.
How Does Faith Give Freedom?
In this next section of The Freedom of a Christian, Luther unpacks his assertion that faith alone justifies the sinner before God.