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The June/July 2026 issue of The Lutheran Witness takes up the topics of unity and variety in the church.
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2026
The June/July issue takes up the topics of unity and variety in the church.
Stacey Eising June 1, 2026

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The June/July 2026 issue of The Lutheran Witness takes up the topics of unity and variety in the church.
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2026
The Lutheran Way: Liturgical Freedom Tempered by Love — In the LCMS, following this tradition, we’ve sought to exercise freedom tempered by love.
The Lutheran Way: Liturgical Freedom Tempered by Love
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic: The Church Across Cultures — The multicultural church here on earth offers a foretaste of the heavenly feast to come.
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic: The Church Across Cultures
The Catholicity of the Church Year — Throughout the world you’ll find that the same feasts and fasts are part of the liturgical cycle.
The Catholicity of the Church Year
Uniformity and Variety Through the Ages — How have Christians handled the “adiaphora” question over the centuries?
Uniformity and Variety Through the Ages
Overture Overview: LCMS Convention 2026
The Lutheran Witness — The May 2026 issue provides a preview of this summer’s LCMS convention.
Lutheran Witness: May 2026
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The June/July 2026 issue of The Lutheran Witness takes up the topics of unity and variety in the church.
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2026
June 1, 2026
The Lutheran Witness — The May 2026 issue provides a preview of this summer’s LCMS convention.
Lutheran Witness: May 2026
May 1, 2026
The Lutheran Witness — April 2026 issue — Life — On the Cover: At Trinity Lutheran Church, Bellingham, Minn., a stained glass window features the traditional Agnus Dei symbol, the “Lamb of God” who is the atoning sacrifice for our sins. The Lamb bears a banner representing His victory over death and His eternal reign. Below Him is the tomb that once held Him, now open and empty. He has risen, and, in Him, you too will rise!
Lutheran Witness: April 2026
April 1, 2026
The Lutheran Witness — March 2026 issue — Vocation
Lutheran Witness: March 2026
February 27, 2026
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From the President

The Lutheran Way: Liturgical Freedom Tempered by Love — In the LCMS, following this tradition, we’ve sought to exercise freedom tempered by love.
The Lutheran Way: Liturgical Freedom Tempered by Love
June 1, 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.
Christ Is Risen Indeed: Gearing Up for Another Convention
May 1, 2026
Christ empowers and invites us to live outside ourselves in praise to God and out of love for our neighbor.
‘Lazarus, Come Out!’: Resurrection from the Tomb of Self
April 1, 2026
‘A Royal Priesthood’
‘A Royal Priesthood’
February 27, 2026
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