Lutheran Witness: May 2024
The May issue of The Lutheran Witness explores the topic of prayer.
Collects: A Simple Way to Pray in Every Situation
When you’re faced with a concern that bears repeated prayer, you may find comfort in writing your own collect.
In Jesus’ Name
The church is a praying community, and we pray in the name of Jesus.
Marriage and the Gift of Dying to Self
Marriage is not a curse to avoid or put off for a better time. It is a gift that creates a husband and wife and a blessed family.
Our Great Heritage: Bernard of Clairvaux
Though not without error in his life and teaching, this French abbot loved Christ, and his confession of faith rings down through the ages.
Fiction as a Means of Grace?
Good fiction can place the reader into the story in a way that history or news or even systematic theology cannot.
On ‘Anna Karenina’: A prescient critique of sexual disorder
Although he wrote long before the Sexual Revolution, Tolstoy anticipates the tragic effects of such an ethic on human life.
Our Great Heritage: Boniface of Mainz
As missionary to the Germans, he boldly confessed Christ as Lord and paved the way for Christianity to spread through Europe and beyond.
Liturgy Brings Order to Our Disorder
Liturgy roots Christians in God’s Word, equipping them for life, witness and vocation.
Four Budgeting Lessons
These are four pieces of budgeting wisdom that every congregational steward leader should consider.
Beyond Purity: Helping Young People Understand God’s Gift of Sexuality
Emphasizing “chastity” with our kids gives them a lifestyle to strive for rather than a single act to avoid.
Cohabitation Hurts More Than a Couple
Cohabitation harms not just the couple’s conscience but the broader Christian community.