Inspiration: What Does This Mean?
Inspiration is God’s divine action whereby the Holy Spirit breathed into the biblical authors not only the ideas but the very words of Holy Scripture.
Year: 2025
Saved: What Does This Mean?
To be saved is to receive God’s act of setting Christians free from bondage to sin, death and the devil.
Grace: What Does This Mean?
Grace is God’s undeserved, free gift of mercy and forgiveness to sinners, by which He declares them righteous solely on account of the works and merit of Christ.
Reformation Day: Lutheran Celebration and Reformationbrötchen
Each October, the Church Year gives Lutherans something to look forward to
The Kingdom of Heaven Suffers Violence
By grace, through faith, only by Christ, we are reckoned somebody.
Lutheran Witness: October 2025
The October issue provides definitions and explanations of nine different words we use often as Lutherans.
Faith: What Does This Mean?
Faith is the gift of knowledge, assent and confidence in Christ worked in us by the Holy Spirit.
On ‘My Ántonia’: Bodily Life as Fallen and Redeemed Creatures
My Ántonia invites the reader to look closely at one life, so closely that it becomes a window for looking at one’s own life, and every human life.
The Treasure of Lutheran Sacred Music
Music has always played an integral role in Lutheran worship.
A Tale of Two Schools: Lutheran Identity and Mission Go Hand in Hand
With a strong Lutheran identity, Lutheran schools are well poised to proclaim God’s Word to those who are outside the circle of faith.
Interdependent Stewards
There are many types of interdependent stewards within a congregation. Sound preaching corrects their unfaithful patterns while forming faithful ones.
Theodore Stelzer: Seward’s “Renaissance Man”
Stelzer believed in the power of Lutheran music, as animated by the Gospel.