A Global Hope
Being a confessional Lutheran church body can seem lonely — but the LCMS has 43 sister churches around the world that face similar pressures and challenges.
Roy S. Askins
Rev. Roy S. Askins is executive editor of The Lutheran Witness.
Lutheran Witness: May 2024
The May issue of The Lutheran Witness explores the topic of prayer.
In Jesus’ Name
The church is a praying community, and we pray in the name of Jesus.
A Chaste Community
This issue discusses how to live in and defend chastity in a culture that rejects it.
Lutheran Witness: April 2024
The April issue of The Lutheran Witness explores the Bible’s teaching on God’s design for sexuality and gender.
Lutheran Witness: March 2024
The March issue takes up the topic of “A Hopeful Community.”
A Hopeful Community
We do not despair. The church of God is a community buoyed by hope, confident in God.
Lutheran Witness: February 2024
The February issue of The Lutheran Witness recalls the history of the “Walkout” from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 50 years ago this month.
Broken Community: Fifty Years After the Walkout
Our theology has consequences. What is taught in college and seminary classrooms filters down into the preaching and life of the church.
Lutheran Witness: January 2024
The January Lutheran Witness provides a guide to the Lutheran Divine Service.
The Divine Service: A Guide
In this issue of The Lutheran Witness, we will help you understand and receive the eternal treasures of the Divine Service.
The Blessing of Children
Every child is a blessing, even if that blessing is an opportunity for parents to learn self-sacrifice — and even if that blessing is, in the eyes of the world, one too many.