The October issue provides definitions and explanations of nine different words we use often as Lutherans — and unpacks how other denominations use those terms differently. From the President: The Kingdom of Heaven Suffers ViolenceLife in the Church Year: Reformation Day: Lutheran Celebration and Reformationbrötchen Features: “Faith” — The gift of knowledge, assent and confidence“Grace” — The gift of mercy and forgiveness“Saved” — Set free and declared righteous“Repenta...| The Lutheran Witness
The September issue provides a Lutheran view of the theology of the body. From the President: Our Bodies: Created Good, Redeemed for EternityLife in the Church Year: Holy Cross Day & St. Michael and All Angels: Home Altars and Blackberry Crumble Features: Gifted Bodies: A Lutheran Theology of the Body — John W. KleinigA New Creation: The Image of God in a Broken World — Christopher S. EsgetA GPS for Difficult Conversations: Speaking Out With Compassion and With God’s Word — Beverly Ya...| The Lutheran Witness
The August issue walks through the Christian’s “Life in the Sacrament.” From the President: Lutherans and the Lord’s Supper: Holding to the Words of ChristLife in the Church Year: St. Mary Lavender Cookies and Garden Features: ‘With All the Company of Heaven‘: Angels, Saints and Our Departed Loved Ones at the Lord’s Table — Arthur A. Just‘Given and Shed for You’: What does the Sacrament do? — Jeffrey Hemmer‘Let a Person Examine Himself’: Preparing for the Lord’s Su...| The Lutheran Witness
The June/July issue of The Lutheran Witness, “Christian Endurance,” focuses on the theme of the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering, which is drawn from Hebrews 12:1–3. From the President: Suffering Produces EnduranceLife in the Church Year Series: Two Saints of Summer: J.S. Bach Kugelhopf Features: Endurance in Jesus: ‘Do not lose heart’ — Bryan WolfmuellerEndurance as a People: ‘Build one another up’ — Bryan Wolfmueller Endurance to the End: ‘Be faithful unto death’ — Bryan Wo...| The Lutheran Witness
The May issue of The Lutheran Witness, “Councils and Conventions,” recognizes the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and discusses our own LCMS conventions. From the President: Very God of Very God: The Nicene Creed’s Faithful TestimonyLife in the Church Year Series: Eastertide: Lamb Cake and Ascension Picnicking Features: The Council of Nicaea: How the Early Church sought unity with the help of an emperor — Joel ElowskyThe Nicene Creed: Biblical foundations — Jonathan Mumm...| The Lutheran Witness
The April issue of The Lutheran Witness provides “An Old Testament Walk Through Holy Week” — discussing how the events of Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday are prefigured in the Old Testament. From the President: Most Righteous God, Most Kind FatherLife in the Church Year Series: Holy Triduum & Hot Cross Buns Features: Introduction: How to use this issueBehold, Your King Will Come To You: A reflection for Palm Sunday — Kevin GoldenThe Anointed Prophet, Priest and King: A reflection fo...| The Lutheran Witness
The March issue of The Lutheran Witness discusses how we can live faithfully in a culture increasingly hostile toward the Christian faith. From the Editor: The Sanctified Life in a Hostile World Features: The Negative World: Facing a new social reality as Christians — Aaron M. RennOur Youth Are Ready to Serve: A ‘Set Apart to Serve’ feature — James BaneckLutheran Life in ‘the Negative World’: Holding to the Gospel in a Shifting Culture — Scott AdleChristians in Enemy Territ...| The Lutheran Witness
