Theology professors from the Concordia universities and seminaries gathered in St. Paul, Minn., for three days to learn from and collaborate with one another.
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May 1, 2026
‘If Christ Has Not Been Raised’: Exploring the 2026 LCMS Convention Theme
The resurrection undergirds all of the Christian faith.
April 13, 2026
True life in Christ: April ‘Lutheran Witness’
The April issue invites readers to reflect upon our risen Lord Jesus Christ, the light and life of the world.
April 10, 2026
You Are Not Pond Scum: The Importance of the Genesis Account
It is important that you know, and never forget the fact, that you are a distinct creation of God’s hand.
April 1, 2026
The Tree of Life: God Is Leading Us Back to the Garden
Scripture is rich with imagery of gardens and planting, illustrating how God is restoring His people to the Garden from which they were exiled by sin.
April 1, 2026
Baptismal Birthdays & Name Days
One of the greatest blessings of the Church Year is that it helps us remember personal commemorations and reflect upon the work Christ has done in our own lives.
March 30, 2026
Doctrine, pastoral office, abortion among topics of new CTCR documents
The 2023 convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) gave the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations a record number of assignments.
January 16, 2026
January ‘LW’: True leisure
This issue focuses on leisure, the Third Commandment and Sabbath rest, including the recent trend of “digital Sabbaths.”
January 14, 2026
Created Male and Female Task Force wraps up work
The task force will report on its work, which began in 2019, to the 2026 LCMS convention.
October 2, 2025
Saved: What Does This Mean?
To be saved is to receive God’s act of setting Christians free from bondage to sin, death and the devil.
September 5, 2025
CTCR adopts report on Lutheran education
The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations met May 1–3 in St. Louis.
September 1, 2025
Gifted Bodies: A Lutheran Theology of the Body
Our bodily life comes from the living God. We have not made ourselves. Nor can we remake ourselves.
September 1, 2025
Lutheran Witness: September 2025
The September issue provides a Lutheran view of the theology of the body.
May 14, 2025
New Washington law targets seal of confessional
Pastors refusing to comply with the law could face a yearlong prison sentence and fines up to $5,000.
April 30, 2025
Very God of Very God: The Nicene Creed’s Faithful Testimony
The creedal statements about Christ in our Nicene Creed express the clear truth about Jesus. He is God in the flesh.
April 15, 2025
Taste and See That the Lord Is Good: A Maundy Thursday Devotion
What was given on Maundy Thursday to the apostles, and to us in the Lord’s Supper, He also mysteriously gives to the saints who came long before.