People often ask what heaven will be like. We know what it will be like. We’ll be like Jesus, body and soul. And we’ll enjoy a flesh-and-blood eternity.
Our Bodies: Created Good, Redeemed for Eternity Read More »
In September, the church changes her focus to the End Times and our Lord’s final victory over sin, death and the devil for us on the cross.
Holy Cross Day & St. Michael and All Angels: Home Altars and Blackberry Crumble Read More »
Rechlin’s professional life was spent in the service of the Gospel through performance rather than through composition, teaching or parish ministry.
Edward Rechlin: First Concert Organist of the Missouri Synod Read More »
Walter Wismar’s writing, conducting and leadership modeled the fullest vocation of a Lutheran Kantor.
Walter Wismar: A Kantor for the Whole Church Read More »
Adam and Eve may have been tempted by the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil; readers of Paradise Lost are tempted instead by the character of Satan himself.
On ‘Paradise Lost’: What Temptation Looks Like Read More »
Connected to Christ in Word and Sacrament, stewards are transformed to joyfully carry out Gospel stewardship.
A Continual Transformation Read More »
Martin Lochner continued his family’s legacy of stewarding the rich musical heritage of the Lutheran church as he taught generations of church musicians.
Martin Lochner: Building a Sacred Music Tradition at River Forest Read More »
Mary is a prime example of receptive faith, of hearing the Word of God and submitting to it.
St. Mary Lavender Cookies and Gardens Read More »
The August issue walks through the Christian’s “Life in the Sacrament.”
Lutheran Witness: August 2025 Read More »
According to Luther and our Lutheran confession, the Lord’s Supper is the Gospel: “Given and shed for you.”
Lutherans and the Lord’s Supper: Holding to the Words of Christ Read More »
That “company of heaven” includes all the saints who have died in Christ and now live with Him.
Through his organ design and promotion of the ancient, rhythmic style of chorale singing, through his teaching of singing, theory and organ, Brauer conveyed high ideals of sacred music to hundreds of students.
Karl Brauer: The First Music Professor of the Missouri Synod Read More »