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We Do So Need Our Mothers: On “Peter Pan”
Rachel Bomberger
On “Hamlet”: What It Means “To Be”
Mary Henrichs
You Are Not Pond Scum: The Importance of the Genesis Account
Christopher Gieschen
The Theology of Physical Well-Being
LCMS Worker Wellness
Review: Wake Up Dead Man — The (Sacred) Heart of the Mystery
Mary Henrichs
On ‘Moby Dick’: Grappling with the Book of Nature
Davis Smith
The Lutheran Witness — The May 2026 issue provides a preview of this summer’s LCMS convention.
Lutheran Witness: May 2026
Stacey Eising
The May issue provides a preview of this summer’s LCMS convention.
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Overture Overview: LCMS Convention 2026
The LCMS and its convention will not be exactly what any of us think they should be. But they will be what God gives us to be, together.
Letter From the President
Christ Is Risen Indeed: Gearing Up for Another Convention
Title: ‘If Christ Has Not Been Raised’: Exploring the 2026 LCMS Convention Theme — The resurrection undergirds all of the Christian faith.
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‘If Christ Has Not Been Raised’: Exploring the 2026 LCMS Convention Theme   
A Q&A with the LCMS Presidential Candidates — We asked the five LCMS presidential candidates to answer six questions.
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A Q&A with the LCMS Presidential Candidates    

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