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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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Ordinary green
Green fields, green trees, green paraments. It can all seem a bit mundane. But look again: there's nothing ordinary about ordinary time.
Hope rising above the flood
As Hurricane Harvey dumped over two feet of rain in the greater Houston area, Romans 8:39 kept ringing through Donna Pyle's head with Hurricane Harvey ...
The rains came down
"There had been no mandatory evacuation for Friendswood residents. No one knew it was going to be this bad ... And still, the rain continued." ...
How an ornate Italian font taught me big things about Baptism
There are a number of fascinating things about the Basilica of San Frediano in Lucca, Italy, but what really caught my eye was the baptismal ...
Law and Gospel as harmony
We sometimes speak of holding Law and Gospel in tension or balance, but we do well to remember that they are not even. Each has ...
A happy drowning
A happy, terrible act is Baptism — a rebirth of life and, at the same time, a drowning and death. We see this contrast in ...