Lutheran Witness: May 2026
The May issue provides a preview of this summer’s LCMS convention.
Resurrection
Christ Is Risen Indeed: Gearing Up for Another Convention
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.
‘If Christ Has Not Been Raised’: Exploring the 2026 LCMS Convention Theme
The resurrection undergirds all of the Christian faith.
‘Lazarus, Come Out!’: Resurrection from the Tomb of Self
Christ empowers and invites us to live outside ourselves in praise to God and out of love for our neighbor.
Our Bodies: Created Good, Redeemed for Eternity
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.
His Resurrection Is Mine
To the extent that our preaching today is devoid of the resurrection, it too is in vain.
The Resurrection Solution, A Sermon
What to do when the temptation and trial seems to come, not from the devil, the world or your sinful flesh, but from God?
Christ Crucified
The darker the world, the brighter the Gospel. The more depressing the sermon of the world is, the more precious becomes the preaching of our beloved pastors.
Death and Resurrection in the Family, Church and State
The three estates frame our lives together. We live out our new lives in Christ in these three estates.
Lutheran Witness: April 2023
The April issue of The Lutheran Witness explores the Christian’s life in the three estates: the church, the family and the state.
The Easter Feast: A Table Laden with Meaning
There is no meal I look forward to as much as our annual Easter feast. My enjoyment of other festive meals always pales in comparison to Easter dinner.
Waiting for the Seeds
The hardest part of gardening is always the waiting.