Lutheran Witness: January 2025

The January issue of The Lutheran Witness is all about the two kingdoms — the church and the state — and how God rules in and through both.

From the President: The Home: A Kingdom of Law and Gospel

From the Editor: God’s Two Kingdoms

Features:

Two Kingdoms, One Lord: Jesus is already reigning, both in heaven and on earth — Jason Lane

‘When the Lord Has Not Spoken’: Luther’s response to the Peasants’ War teaches about political life today — Cameron MacKenzie

‘City on a Hill?’: Is America the fulfillment of biblical prophecy? — Kevin Armbrust

Church and State Around the World: In some countries, LCMS missionaries are living in the tension between church and state — Brian Gauthier

Defending Religious Liberty in Our Nation’s Capital: The LCRL is fighting to protect the church’s witness — Megan K. Mertz

Departments:

Snippets: News from around the LCMS and the world

Walking Together: ‘Let Love Be Genuine’: Walking Together, A Year in Review

Worship: Kyrie Eleison: The Refrain of the Church

Life in the Church Year: Epiphany Traditions: King Cake & House Blessing

Searching Scripture: Opening the Old Testament: The Blessed Seed