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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
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 laryngitis on moral issues such as cohabitation, it loses its voice on all other issues as well.
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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.
Review: Wake Up Dead Man — The (Sacred) Heart of the Mystery
A review of the film Wake Up Dead Man (2025).