A Hopeful Community
We do not despair. The church of God is a community buoyed by hope, confident in God.
The Magazine
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.”
Excerpts from “A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles”
This document endures as a confessional testimony against historical criticism of the Bible.
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.
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.
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,
Filled to Overflowing
Faith is the “sack” that receives and holds the gift of the Gospel.
Lutheran Witness: January 2024
The January Lutheran Witness provides a guide to the Lutheran Divine Service.
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.
‘Blessed Is the Fruit of Your Womb!’
Christ’s birth provides a beautiful archetype of life in our culture of death.