Christians must remember this fact: This earth is not our home. The funerals over the past five years have kept this reality at the forefront for many in the parish. Having the casket of a loved one resting before the chancel is the ultimate object lesson.
Christ humbled Himself and became a servant. We do likewise, freely, compelled by this Gospel.
This issue contains a tool kit to help you read the Book of Concord, the faithful confessions of the Lutheran church for all time.
The October Lutheran Witness provides a toolkit for reading and understanding the Book of Concord.
The Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison reflects on the life, service and friendship of Paul T. McCain.
Lutherans confess Scripture to be inerrant. We are also pledged — every one of us — to the Book of Concord.
The rite of Christian burial is often the last good work the Lord permits us to do for our beloved friends until we meet them again in the resurrection.
The “problem of death” is a great opportunity to confess Jesus.
A Christian funeral is a great and final confession. This issue of The Lutheran Witness will help you think about planning your own.
The September Lutheran Witness explores how Christian funerals can confess our hope in Christ, and provides counsel for planning your own.
In the August issue of The Lutheran Witness, LCMS church workers answer the questions they most commonly receive in their service to Christ’s church.
The LCMS has embarked on an aggressive, comprehensive Church Worker Recruitment Initiative. The initiative seeks to form pastors and church workers to hand over the saving faith to God’s people, passing on the Christian faith from one generation to the next until our Savior’s return.