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
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.
Writers and editors of The Lutheran Witness share the books they’re excited about this summer.
The true beauty of “Peter Pan” is a mother’s love.
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” invites audiences to contemplate what it means to truly “be.”
It is important that you know, and never forget the fact, that you are a distinct creation of God’s hand.
A reflection on vocational well-being for church workers.
A review of the film Wake Up Dead Man (2025).
A literary reflection on Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.”
Viewing stewardship through the lens of the Gospel gives its full picture as both the source and purpose of stewardship.
With all the “newness” of January, we remember that ours begins in the newness of the Gospel in Jesus.
Homesteading is not the secret to happiness. It’s merely the backdrop against which Ma and Pa joyfully live out their vocations.