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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.
Rachel Bomberger, Cheryl Magness and Mary Henrichs
June 25, 2026
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The vital importance of fatherhood
LW Contributor
Our culture is — at best — terribly confused about the necessity of fatherhood. But God knew what He was doing when He put our ...
Beware of spiritual Trojan horses
LW Contributor
Whenever we consume media — even Christian media — we should be carefully asking ourselves: What is the source? What is the writer’s theology? What ...
Diversity in unity at Pentecost
LW Contributor
"After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing ...
For Mom
LW Contributor
This is for you, Mom, because motherhood isn’t easy. Motherhood is a holy office. It has God’s blessing, plus a lot of sacrificial labor.
Caring, not killing, in a throwaway society
LW Contributor
The Church is not a throwaway society — quite the opposite. In God’s economy there is no person pointless enough to throw away.
Being someone’s someone
LW Contributor
It is a fine thing — a very fine thing — to consider those around you as essential contributors to your identity. Not everyone is ...








