Lutheran Witness: January 2024

The January issue of The Lutheran Witness provides a guide to the Lutheran Divine Service.

From the President: Filled to Overflowing

From the Editor: The Divine Service: A Guide

Features:

What Is Worship?: Gathered around the Word

What Does This Mean?: Defining the terms of the Divine Service

Worship by the Word: Understanding how the service is formed by God’s Word

Thought, Word & Deed: Actions and meditations during worship

Liturgical Crumbs: History and tidbits of the Lutheran liturgical service

Departments:

Snippets: News from around the LCMS and the world

Walking Together: Congregational spotlight on Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Mo.

Worship: Surrounded With Songs of Deliverance

Searching Scripture: Elect Exiles: The First Epistle of St. Peter