Missing someone at church?
When God’s people are not in His house receiving His gifts, it is a concern. But what can you do about it?
The Magazine
The ethics of designer babies
As new technologies emerge, Christians need to be mindful of their implications, and the ideals that lurk behind them.
Big Brother, bigger God
Google’s algorithms have searched us. Do they know us?
‘For the good of the church’
Fifteen Lutheran pastors in Venezuela are braving danger and discomfort to bring Christ to their neighbors.
From throwing rocks to linking arms
As our common enemies grow in strength and hostility, we must stand firm with Catholics on the ground that we share.
Lutheran Witness: August 2019
Christ gives us joy even in a world of sin and pain. August’s LW explores the theme “Joy:fully Lutheran.”
Pray without ceasing
The Psalms are God’s prayer book especially for us.
The law and gospel of chicken dinners
What does the Bible say about people and animals?
Happy birthday to someone else
When we’re staring at a pile of blessings next door, we miss the ones in front of us.
A note to parents with wiggly children
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:14).
Celebrating our dependence
God did not create us for independence or autonomy. His freedom is not the same as the world’s “freedom.”
A God of acts and facts
Of the 52 Sundays in the Church Year, only Trinity Sunday commemorates a doctrine rather than an event.