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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.
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Did Mary Have Morning Sickness?
I wonder what was going through Mary’s mind while the angel spoke to her.
Did Vatican II Ruin Palm Sunday?
I still have many impressions from those early years, but Palm Sunday memories remain among my favorites.
Waiting for the Seeds
The hardest part of gardening is always the waiting.
Letter to the Editor: Faith in a Pandemic
As Christians, it’s important to remember that the Lord does not give us a spirit of fear.
Biden’s Executive Orders
President Joe Biden had barely taken the oath of office on Jan. 20 before he began signing executive orders and presidential memorandums.
Christian Parenting in the Social Media Age
In our day, another extraordinary feat of engineering, the internet, connects people around the world, with an estimated 4.5 billion users worldwide.