Quiet Despair and Its Remedies
If you find yourself in “quiet despair” about the state of the church, consider these five things.
The Magazine
A Hopeful Community
We do not despair. The church of God is a community buoyed by hope, confident in God.
Lutheran Witness: March 2024
The March issue takes up the topic of “A Hopeful Community.”
Hermann Sasse on Christian Hope
Hermann Sasse explains why faith and hope belong together: Both are bound to history.
It’s All About the Gospel … Isn’t It?
What was at stake in the 1974 “Walkout”? The authority and inerrancy of Holy Scripture.
Nourished by His Word: First Lutheran Church of Boston
“The same church that grows in the fields and the suburbs is here in Boston for you.”
Broken Community: Fifty Years After the Walkout
Our theology has consequences. What is taught in college and seminary classrooms filters down into the preaching and life of the church.
Lutheran Witness: February 2024
The February issue of The Lutheran Witness recalls the history of the “Walkout” from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from “A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles”
This document endures as a confessional testimony against historical criticism of the Bible.
The Divine Service: A Guide
In this issue of The Lutheran Witness, we will help you understand and receive the eternal treasures of the Divine Service.
Lutheran Witness: January 2024
The January Lutheran Witness provides a guide to the Lutheran Divine Service.
What Is Worship?
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,