Do Our Prayers Change Anything?
What can little Christians like us do before the Almighty? What can we ask of Him that He was not already planning to give?
Do Our Prayers Change Anything? Read More »
The Stewardship Wellness Wheel
Stewardship wellness includes several dimensions, each bounded by our baptismal identity and spiritual health.
The Stewardship Wellness Wheel Read More »
On a Lucas Cranach Portrait
Through Cranach’s portraits of Johann Friedrich I over his life, we see the life of Christian suffering depicted.
On a Lucas Cranach Portrait Read More »
The Diptych: A Guide for Prayer
The beneficial, surprising art of keeping a prayer list — whether on an ancient wax tablet or on sticky notes.
The Diptych: A Guide for Prayer Read More »
Lutheran Witness: May 2024
The May issue of The Lutheran Witness explores the topic of prayer.
Lutheran Witness: May 2024 Read More »
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.
Collects: A Simple Way to Pray in Every Situation Read More »
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.
Marriage and the Gift of Dying to Self Read More »
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.
Our Great Heritage: Bernard of Clairvaux Read More »
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.
Fiction as a Means of Grace? Read More »
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.
On ‘Anna Karenina’: A prescient critique of sexual disorder Read More »
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.
Our Great Heritage: Boniface of Mainz Read More »