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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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The View from Here: The Wind Is Never Neutral
by Rev. Jonathan Fisk “The Church needs get with the times or die.” “If we don’t meet people where they ...
Lutheran Tape Ministry
by Adriane Dorr While CDs and cassettes may seem out-of-date and old-fashioned next to MP3s and iTunes channels, one Lutheran ...
The View from Here: The Legend of the Nazarene
by Augusta Mennell
What is the most popular religion in the world? It may be “the legend of the Nazarene.” Wherever I go I find it ...
What is the most popular religion in the world? It may be “the legend of the Nazarene.” Wherever I go I find it ...
The View from Here: ‘Come and See’
by Rev. Dr. Robert Rosin The fall quarter of teaching in St. Louis has come to a close. (We’ve squeezed ...
Why Did He Bother?
by Rev. Thomas Chryst It’s finally here. After all the preparations, all the waiting, all the expectation, Christmas is here. ...
Jesus—the example to follow
In Scripture, we read what Jesus said to His disciples when they had argued among themselves about their importance. “Whoever would be great among you ...