Quiet Despair and Its Remedies
If you find yourself in “quiet despair” about the state of the church, consider these five things.
If you find yourself in “quiet despair” about the state of the church, consider these five things.
The March issue takes up the topic of “A Hopeful Community.”
We do not despair. The church of God is a community buoyed by hope, confident in God.
Hermann Sasse explains why faith and hope belong together: Both are bound to history.
What was at stake in the 1974 “Walkout”? The authority and inerrancy of Holy Scripture.
“The same church that grows in the fields and the suburbs is here in Boston for you.”
The February issue of The Lutheran Witness recalls the history of the “Walkout” from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 50 years ago this month.
Our theology has consequences. What is taught in college and seminary classrooms filters down into the preaching and life of the church.
This document endures as a confessional testimony against historical criticism of the Bible.
In this issue of The Lutheran Witness, we will help you understand and receive the eternal treasures of the Divine Service.
Faith is the “sack” that receives and holds the gift of the Gospel.
Gathered around the Word Welcome to worship, where things look and sound different from much of what you experience in your everyday life. You will use some difficult-to-pronounce words, and parts of the service will have unique names. Sometimes you’ll need the hymnal; sometimes you’ll need the bulletin. First, don’t worry. You’re new to this,