The Lutheran Home Altar
Just as homes have a dining table for eating, a kitchen for cooking and bedrooms for sleeping, the home altar becomes a place for praying.
A Blessed End
Congregations come and go, but Jesus said His church continues forever. The power of hell itself cannot overcome it (Matt. 16:18).
‘Decently and in Order’: The Pastoral Office and the Priesthood of All Believers
Martin Luther and our Lutheran Confessions recognize that there are two very significant aspects of the office of the pastor. One is from above, and the other is from below.
Lutheran Witness: February 2026
The February issue discusses pastoral vacancies and how congregations can weather them well.
Weathering Vacancies Well
Only a person who rests fully in Christ’s righteousness can serve his neighbor with delight, in the fullest sense of the word.
All Things New
With all the “newness” of January, we remember that ours begins in the newness of the Gospel in Jesus.
Lutheran Witness: January 2026
The January issue explores Christian leisure, the Sabbath and the Third Commandment.
Hands, Channels and Means
Only a person who rests fully in Christ’s righteousness can serve his neighbor with delight, in the fullest sense of the word.
Leisure in Our Lord: Twelfth Night Feast
Across Christendom, the night before the light of Epiphany is a wonderful occasion set aside for Christian joy.
Rest from Our Labors, Rest from Our Screens?
Leisure, in its historical usage, was about advancing ourselves in ways that foster a life of faith toward God and love toward neighbor.
‘Abounding in the Word’: Looking Forward
If you’ve been around as long as me, you’ll note we have enjoyed great, even dramatic improvement in the Synod’s life of doctrine and practice.
On the ‘Little House’ Series: Longing for the Promised Land
Homesteading is not the secret to happiness. It’s merely the backdrop against which Ma and Pa joyfully live out their vocations.