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December 1, 2023
The Blessing of Children
Every child is a blessing, even if that blessing is an opportunity for parents to learn self-sacrifice — and even if that blessing is, in the eyes of the world, one too many.
December 1, 2023
Lutheran Witness: December 2023
The December issue of The Lutheran Witness reflects on “The Blessing of Children.”
December 1, 2023
Seize It and Hold It Fast!
Luther described the course of the Gospel as a “passing rain shower.” Is it passing away from us?
November 30, 2023
Are You Listening?
Listening is a critical tool in any teaching, including the teaching of stewardship. You are called to a listening that seeks to determine where your people are coming from.
November 30, 2023
Jane Austen and the Virtuous Woman
Without ever using words like “sanctification,” Austen beautifully shows us what it looks like.
November 27, 2023
“Dear Saints” — A sermon on Galatians 5:16–24
Your sins are not to become your mindset or your status identification. You do not belong to them, but to Christ.
February 27, 2017
KFUO Audio: Analysis of March for Life media coverage
Media Research Center writer Katie Yoder and KFUO Radio host Kip Allen discuss how the 2017 March for Life was covered by the mainstream media.
November 21, 2023
Should Lutherans Take ‘The Benedict Option’?
Dreher’s despair suggests that he was hoping for much more out of this world than it will give.
November 14, 2023
The Misguided Individualism of the “Self-Care” Movement
Rest is necessary. But as Christians, we see other people as central to our vocation, rather than obstacles to our happiness.
November 13, 2023
Acedia: The Steward’s Deadly Sin
When there is acedia (that is, apathy) toward stewardship, there is apathy toward the work of the Gospel.
November 10, 2023
On “Saint Martin and the Beggar” by El Greco
In any act of Christian charity, we see Christ.
November 6, 2023
‘My Kingdom Is Not of This World’: On success and vocation
God never promises worldly success or wealth or fame. What He promises is far better.
November 1, 2023
God Creates, the Devil Destroys
The umbilical cord offers an image of what fundamentally makes for a good life: not autonomy and self-expression but dependence and interdependence on others.
November 1, 2023
Ground of All Truth
“What is truth?” Jesus is Truth, and so Jesus stands at the heart of this (and every) issue of The Lutheran Witness.
November 1, 2023
Lutheran Witness: November 2023
The November 2023 of The Lutheran Witness takes up Carl Trueman’s ‘Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self,’ asking the age-old question: “What is truth?”