The weighty hymn “The Star Proclaims the King Is Here” (LSB 399) is an ancient hymn excerpted from the same poem as our Christmas hymn …
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January 5, 2022
Epiphany: the ‘Other’ Christmas
Epiphany is Christmas 2.0. Its conspicuous place following the nativity narrative in Matthew’s Gospel presents it as the “other Christmas,” the “Christmas of the Gentiles.” At the first Christmas we find a swaddled baby in a manger visited by shepherds from the fields summoned by angels. In the “other Christmas,” we find a toddler at […]
May 17, 2017
Life Together with President Harrison – May 2017
Blessed Eastertide to all. Christ is risen, he is risen indeed! LCMS volunteers have been working hard to help with flood relief. Decades of mission work is bearing fruit in Togo. We've got articles on baptism, marriage and much more in the Digest this month.
January 1, 2022
Father Knows Best? How animated movies illustrate dads
Children’s entertainment consistently portrays parents — especially fathers — as fools. What should Lutheran parents do?
January 1, 2022
Lutheran Witness: January 2022
The January issue of The Lutheran Witness reflects on God’s design for the relationship between men and women, which culminates in marriage, a reflection of God’s redeeming work for His children.
January 1, 2022
Male and Female He Created Them
“Male and female he created them,” the Scripture says. And in that creation, God ordered the relation of the man and the woman, of Adam and Eve.
January 1, 2022
Epiphany: The Bright Light of Life
Christ demonstrated how precious every life is at every stage of development. He is truly the creator and “Author of life.”
December 27, 2021
O Holy Nights
The saints go marching all year long. Maybe your family’s Christmas season is colored by some happy birthdays or sad memories.
December 24, 2021
How to Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with Your Family
To talk about celebrating the full 12 days of Christmas, one must first talk about celebrating Advent. To do otherwise …
December 22, 2021
Welcoming ‘Church Shoppers’ in the Holiday Season (and Anytime)
Ah, Christmas: that wonderful time of year when the church music and readings are all comfortably familiar …
December 20, 2021
Fast Before You Feast
An abundance of good things can fool us into believing we deserve everything we have and just a little bit more, too.
December 17, 2021
Body and Soul; Bytes and Screens
Does this article exist? You can’t hold it in your hands, turn the pages, mark it up with a pen and highlighter, or crumple it up …
December 15, 2021
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Eve
That particular joy is this: I do not want to unwrap any presents on Christmas morning. I just want to go to church.
May 16, 2017
Kids in the Divine Service - Bulletin insert series
Kids in the Divine Service is a series of bulletin inserts that complement the Lutheran Service Book. The final installment includes general information about 18 topics, including saints, rites, rubrics, stewards, acolytes and catechism.
December 9, 2021
Victims and Heroes
You can hear the laments of victims crying out for justice and you can also see the heroes patting themselves on the back.
December 1, 2021
Nunc Dimittis
The Christian church has now taken up Simeon’s song as her own, and rightly so. For, as with Simeon, we have also seen and rejoice in the salvation of our God.