Ordinary superheroes
God does not call on us to don a cape and trounce bad guys, vigilante style. But He does take care of our neighbors through our rather mundane actions as we fulfill our various vocations.
The Magazine
About time
The Bible has a shocking plethora of things to say about time, and much of it is of the blessed Gospel! In fact, it lifts the pall on time and reveals Christ in eternity.
Lutheran Witness: September 2018
Learn to “number your days” and come to grips with the reality that “you can’t do it all” in LW’s September issue on time and limitations.
From left to west: Sinners made right
As far as the east is from the west, so far does Christ remove our transgressions from us.
You said what? Confession and Psalm 32
On the surface, confessing your transgressions unto the Lord sounds like a very bad idea. If you can’t get rid of your faults, it’s only human to hide them.
A Lutheran view of Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University offers a lot to shout joyfully about, including becoming debt-free. But how well does Ramsey’s program fit with Lutheran teaching?
Back to basics for ‘back-to-school’
The backpacks are loaded; the school clothes are laid out. The kids are ready — but are you?
You shall not steal
How can my love of money and possessions be broken? How can I become generous so that I deeply desire to help my neighbor “improve and protect his possessions and income”? Only Jesus.
Lutheran Witness: August 2018
Meet Lutherans past and present whose faith has profoundly shaped both their lifestyles and their financial decisions in our August issue on wealth and poverty, money, possessions and generosity.
What to expect when you least expect it
Even when “all other ground is sinking sand,” our hope in Christ is an expectant hope. It looks forward and is confident that all the promises of God are “yes” in Jesus.
In defense of “unfriendly” churches
As we visit sister congregations this summer, let us never fail to remember what the Church is: not a five-star resort for visiting saints but a haven for sinners, including us.
God’s help for the home
From the days of Eden the present, God is in favor of and holds out His help for the home. And when the Christian home is under attack, as it increasingly is in our society, we need God’s help more than ever.