The Latest Articles
The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
On ‘My Ántonia’: Bodily Life as Fallen and Redeemed Creatures
My Ántonia invites the reader to look closely at one life, so closely that it becomes a window for looking at one’s own life, and every human life.
Joel Kurz
September 19, 2025
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God Bless You
Rachel Bomberger
I don’t know why I thought I’d be able to mediate the heated dispute between two neighbors on the jogging trail that day.
The Ballad of Baby Peach
Rachel Bomberger
When we welcome the three-legged chickens, we very often find ourselves surprised and delighted by the ways God blesses our lives.
When Your Pastor Gets Deployed
Stacey Eising
Advice from LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces on the steps a congregation should take at each stage of their pastor’s deployment.
U.S. Population Changes Bring Opportunities
David Cox
Population growth in the U.S. is slowing, with the decade of 2010–2020 recording the slowest growth rate in American history.
Write for LW in 2021: Part 2
Roy S. Askins
For 140 years, The Lutheran Witness has taught and educated English-speaking Lutherans all over the world. We teach what the Bible teaches.
How the Church Can Support Military Families during Deployment
Rachel Bomberger
They say something always breaks in the first week of a spouse’s deployment. Maybe this is a gift in disguise.








