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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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O Radix Jesse!
The Root of Jesse? Is our Lord not the flower of Jesse’s stem (Isaiah 11:1)? He is both root and flower, the Alpha and the ...
Another Side of Luther’s Bible Translation
Luther’s translation of the Bible into German is celebrated for making the Word of God accessible to ordinary people.
O Adonai!
Tonight, we will recall that not only is our Lord the Logos, the logic of the universe, but He is at one with Yahweh, with ...
O Sapientia!
Our Lord is Logos; the very logic of the universe itself is disclosed in Him, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and ...
Writing for Lutherans, Part 1: Be Lutheran
Writing is hard. Always. It takes time and discipline, skill and creativity, guts and humility, no matter the context or the audience.
Christian Deconversion to Atheism
Unbelievers sometimes convert to Christianity. But sometimes Christians deconvert to unbelief.