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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
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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Thanksgiving by presidential proclamation?
LW Contributor
Thanksgiving worship services, held at the request of the government, seem strange in modern America. Some may wonder if the request is even appropriate.
Scientists conclude that we shouldn’t be here (yet here we are)
LW Contributor
Physicists have determined that the universe should have destroyed itself at the moment it came into existence. And yet ...?
Luther alone?
Rachel Bomberger
Everywhere we turn these days, we see Luther’s face and hear Luther’s story. But Luther didn't act alone. He couldn’t have.
Laughing with Luther
LW Contributor
If you haven't yet had a laugh while reading Luther, you may be doing it wrong.
Brick-and-mortar may change, but the church shall remain
LW Contributor
Does online activity spell doom for brick-and-mortar congregations? Many beloved aspects of life in the Church give us reason to hope not!
Praying in faith and love as the Body of Christ
LW Contributor
In the wake of devastating disasters that leave victims in need of tangible assistance, what good is prayer?







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