A deeper response to AI requires us to reflect on what it means to be human and on how the reality of the body and incarnational theology affect the way we do ministry.
Artificial Intelligence in the Church: A Call for Real Wisdom Read More »
There’s an old Latin saying: Non multa sed multum (“not many things, but much”). It’s not so important that a pastor has read a thousand books, but that he’s deeply familiar with the greatest and best.
‘Non Multa sed Multum’: As Knowledge Abounds, So Too Does the Need for Discernment Read More »
The August issue deals with life in the digital age and the rise of artificial intelligence.
Lutheran Witness: August 2026 Read More »
As Lutherans, we believe “that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them” (SC II 1). We confess, moreover, that mankind was created “in the image of God” (Gen. 1:27). Gazing at the empty eyes of the AI “creation,” it was hard to see how this “art” (if such it was) could possibly communicate these glorious and eternal truths.
The Cover We Didn’t Choose Read More »
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not a Western export, nor an African possession, nor an American commodity. It is a divine proclamation that transcends cultural barriers because it addresses the universal human condition and its cure — sin and grace, death and resurrection.
The River and the Vessel: Transmitting Faith from Generation to Generation Read More »
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
‘In Him Was Life’: On Communion with Christ, the Only True Life Read More »
As Lutherans, we need to resist making moral compromises ourselves and actively encourage our young people not to make them, either. When the church gets laryngitis on moral issues such as cohabitation, it loses its voice on all other issues as well.
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Tune in to this special episode of ‘The Lutheran Witness’ podcast to learn about Resolution 9-11, which proposes bylaw changes to improve the ability of Synod entities and agencies to carry out ministry.
Writers and editors of The Lutheran Witness share the books they’re excited about this summer.
2026 LW Summer Reading Roundup Read More »
The June/July issue takes up the topics of unity and variety in the church.
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2026 Read More »
In the LCMS, following this tradition, we’ve sought to exercise freedom tempered by love.
The Lutheran Way: Liturgical Freedom Tempered by Love Read More »
Throughout the world you’ll find that the same feasts and fasts are part of the liturgical cycle.
The Catholicity of the Church Year Read More »