Lutheran Witness: September 2021

The September issue of The Lutheran Witness discusses the confession that a Christian funeral makes, and provides guidance for planning your own.

From the President: The Problem of Death

From the Editor: Dust to Dust

Features:

For the Dead — Bryan Wolfmueller

Gospel-Centered Solace — Benjamin Kolodziej

Commending to Christ — Mark M. Taylor

What to Say at a Funeral — Martin R. Noland

Certificates, Obituaries and More — Jonathan Zwick

Grieving for the Suicide — Peter Preus

The Very Stones Cry Out — Heather Smith

Departments:

snippets: News from around the LCMS and the world

for the love of words: Language Control Is Mind Control

searching scriptures: I believe in the Holy Spirit