The Latest Articles
The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
‘In Him Was Life’: On Communion with Christ, the Only True Life
The following article originally appeared in our April 2026 print edition. It is being published online now as part of LCMS Life Ministry’s Resource Library. If you were to ask a medical doctor what it means for a human to have “life,” he would probably cite several physical characteristics, beginning with a heart that is ...
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Shaped by the Cross
So, you are a Christian? Congratulations! You belong to the faith where you are expected to suffer in this life.
A Simple Way to Pray
Download a free two-part Bible study on Luther's "A Simple Way to Pray" and view an accompanying video by President Harrison.
A Simple Way to Pray
Download a free two-part Bible study on Luther's A Simple Way to Pray. and view an accompanying video by President Harrison.
Church Shopping and Hopping
by Rev. Ray Mirly You have been baptized and catechized in the Christian faith. At your Baptism, the Holy Spirit ...
Two Kinds of Authority: A Bible Study
by Samuel Schuldheisz The correct ordering of the relationship between the church and the state is one of those great ...
Be Near Me, Lord Jesus
Death isnt pretty, and it isnt easy. But in the midst of my grandmothers death, God gave me one of the greatest gifts ever: the ...