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The Cover We Didn’t Choose
As Lutherans, we believe “that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them” (SC II 1). We confess, moreover, that mankind was created “in the image of God” (Gen. ...
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The River and the Vessel: Transmitting Faith from Generation to Generation
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not a Western export, nor an African possession, nor an American commodity. It is a divine proclamation that transcends ...
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.