Reading & Study

‘Lutherans Engage’: Serving refugees in Germany

Lutherans around the world continue to find new and unexpected ways to serve their neighbor. 

Summer ‘Lutheran Witness’ previews convention

Most important, readers will be reminded of Christ and Him crucified for the sins of the world.

Marks of the church: May ‘LW’

The seven marks of the church help identify faithful Lutheran churches around the world.

‘A Chaste and Decent Life’: CTCR updates 1981 report

The update is a direct response to resolutions adopted by the Synod in convention in 2016 and 2019.

Spring ‘Engage’: The Word at work

The Spring 2023 issue of ‘Lutherans Engage the World’ gives a glimpse of how the Word of God is at work in the United States and around the world.

April ‘Lutheran Witness’: Three estates

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ guide and direct the entire life of the Christian.

March ‘Lutheran Witness’: Reaching the ‘Nones’

The fastest-growing religious group in the United States is those who, when asked about their religious preference, mark “none.”

God’s care for soul and mind: February ‘Witness’

The issue includes the story of the Rev. Michael Kasting’s journey navigating the fatigue and challenges of caring for his wife, Sue, after her diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

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.

Winter ‘Engage’: Lutherans on the move

The Winter 2023 issue of Lutherans Engage the World tells stories of Lutherans around the world who know that church is “the place … to be.”

January ‘Witness’: Life after Roe

The January issue offers a broad array of articles to help you and your congregation think about pro-life opportunities.

‘Behold the Man’: December LW

The December issue of The Lutheran Witness explores how Lutheran anthropology informs and directs our lives here and in the life to come.

November ‘LW’: A blessed existence with Christ

The November issue of ‘The Lutheran Witness’ will help you understand what God’s Word says about eternal life.

Fall ‘Engage’: Sent out to serve

The Fall 2022 issue of ‘Lutherans Engage the World’ shares stories of those going into the world to proclaim God’s Word.

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.

August ‘Witness’: The inerrancy of God’s Word

The August issue of The Lutheran Witness takes up the question of seeming contradictions in the Bible.