‘Write Them on Your Heart’: Why We Memorize Scripture
We memorize biblical passages so we may be empowered to say “yes” to Jesus and “no” to Satan and his soul-destroying lies.
Christian life
The Church Year’s Curriculum
Through the seasons, readings, holidays and commemorations the church passes down to us, we grow closer to our Lord and learn to live lives that bear witness to Christ.
Fasting as an Embodied Practice
Fasting reminds us that physical difficulties may come in this life, yet the Lord will bring us through them in the end.
The Catholicity of the Church Year
Throughout the world you’ll find that the same feasts and fasts are part of the liturgical cycle.
We Do So Need Our Mothers: On ‘Peter Pan’
The true beauty of “Peter Pan” is a mother’s love.
Art & the Christian Life
The church has given us manifold images that place beauty before us and encourage us in our faith.
Lutheran Witness: April 2026
The April issue explores a Christian life on earth and our eternal life in Christ.
Lutheran Witness: March 2026
The March issue explores the Lutheran doctrine of vocation.
On ‘Moby Dick’: Grappling with the Book of Nature
A literary reflection on Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.”
On the ‘Little House’ Series: Longing for the Promised Land
Homesteading is not the secret to happiness. It’s merely the backdrop against which Ma and Pa joyfully live out their vocations.
The Future in the Digital World
What lies next on the digital horizon? What principles should guide our thinking as each new technological frontier is opened?
Endurance in Jesus
The Lord undoes our fear and dismay. “Fear not.” Why? The Lord promises, “I am with you.”