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September 3, 2025
The Story of Lutheran Education
From Luther’s day to ours, Lutherans have made quality Christian education a central priority.
June 11, 2025
Honoring our church worker spouses
This month, as the church remembers the 500th anniversary of the marriage of Martin and Katie Luther, the LCMS also honors church worker spouses.
June 19, 2024
Exhibit features Reformation-era coins, medals
The exhibit opens June 25 at Concordia Historical Institute in St. Louis.
June 12, 2024
Our Great Heritage: Martin Luther
This humble German pastor and professor sought to restore the teachings of Scripture and share the blessing of a comforted conscience.
October 13, 2023
Here we stand, here we go
We cannot stand on the Gospel without going with the Gospel.
May 16, 2023
Marks of the church: May ‘LW’
The seven marks of the church help identify faithful Lutheran churches around the world.
April 19, 2023
Johannes Bugenhagen, Team Player
Martin Luther’s insights into Holy Scripture sparked a Reformation, but the sparks would not have spread the fire of reform if …
January 30, 2023
God’s abundant grace: A sermon from Luther
A sermon of Martin Luther from April 6, 1541, is translated by LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison.
December 5, 2022
Right administration of the sacraments
The true “marks” of the church are evident to all and provide sufficient grounds to identify the presence of true fellowship.
September 15, 2022
September ‘Witness’: 500 years of Luther’s New Testament
Luther’s translation of the Bible into the vernacular had a profound influence on the Reformation and the German language.
September 7, 2022
Wittenberg Today: A Walking Tour of the Reformation Town
Visitors to Wittenberg in 2022 can take the same walk and experience how small the area is in which the events of the Reformation unfolded.
June 8, 2022
Summer edition of ‘The Lutheran Witness’ addresses topic of war
Before beginning any discussion of war, we need to fix our eyes firmly on Jesus.
March 7, 2022
Still Another 500th Anniversary: Luther’s ‘On Monastic Vows’
The past five years have given Christians around the world opportunities to mark the 500th anniversaries of a series of significant events …