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The Lutheran Witness Podcast — 172 episodes
Following the Formula, Article V: Law and Gospel — LW Searching Scripture, May 2026
Following the Formula, Article IV: Good Works — LW Searching Scripture, April 2026
Following the Formula, Article III: The Righteousness of Faith Before God — LW Searching Scripture, March 2026
Following the Formula, Article II: Free Will — LW Searching Scripture, February 2026
Following the Formula, Article I: Original Sin — LW Searching Scripture, January 2026
"Son of David, Son of God" LW Searching Scripture, December 2025: Isaiah 9 & 11
“The New Heavens and New Earth” LW Searching Scripture, November 2025: Isaiah 65-66
“Do Lutherans Do Allegory?” LW Searching Scripture, October 2025: Genesis and Galatians
Nominations with the Synod Secretary
“Sacramental Shadows” LW Searching Scripture, September 2025: Exodus 13 & 14
Providing for Refugees in Germany
“Substitutes” LW Searching Scripture, August 2025: Genesis 17:15–21 and 22:1–18
Baptized into Christ: Sebastian’s Story
Persians Find a New Home in Christ in Germany
Congregational Spotlight: Augustana Lutheran Church, Moscow, Idaho
Ancient Mission, New Alliances
Preaching Christ Crucified in Italy
“The Promised Spirit” LW Searching Scripture, June/July 2025: Joel 2:28–32 & Acts 2:1–22
"Isn’t That Typical?" LW Searching Scripture, May 2025: Typological Connections Throughout Scripture
“The Suffering Servant” LW Searching Scripture, April 2025: Isaiah 52:13–53:12 and Psalm 22
“Covenant or Testament?” LW Searching Scripture, March 2025: Jeremiah 31:31–34
"The Prophet Like Moses" LW Searching Scripture, February 2025: Deuteronomy 18:15–19
"The Blessed Seed" LW Searching Scripture, January 2025: Genesis 3:9-15
"A Worldwide Community" LW Searching Scripture, December 2024: 1 Peter 5:8-14
The Coffee Hour— "A Humble Community" LW Searching Scripture, November 2024: 1 Peter 5:1–7
From Wittenberg: ILC-Chile President Rev. Juan Pablo Lanterna
From Wittenberg: ELCK Archbishop Joseph Ochoa Omolo
From Wittenberg: FELSISA Bishop Helmut Paul
From Wittenberg: The Challenges Facing Global Lutheranism
From the Field: Lutherans in Brazil Help with Flooding
The Coffee Hour— "A Suffering Community" LW Searching Scripture, October 2024: 1 Peter 4:7-19
The Coffee Hour — "A Baptized Community" LW Searching Scripture, September 2024: 1 Peter 3:18–4:6
The Coffee Hour — “Community of Hope” LW Searching Scripture, August 2024: 1 Peter 3:8–17
Christian Hope Amidst Numerical Decline
On ‘Hannah Coulter’: Conforming our memories to Christ
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and Christian Love in the Three Estates
Part 3: Worship Is God’s Work, Incomplete without You
Part 2: Worship Nurtures a Community That Is Alien to This World
Part 1: Worship Reveals a Community Created by the Holy Spirit
The Coffee Hour – "A Community of the Word" LW Searching Scripture, March 2024: 1 Peter 1:22–2:3
The Coffee Hour – "A Holy Community" LW Searching Scripture, February 2024: 1 Peter 1:13–21
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture "Grace Be With You" December 2023: Philippians 4:8-23
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture "Pressing on Toward the Goal" October 2023: Philippians 3:12-16
The Word of the Lord Endures
The Limits of Archaeology
September 2023 Snippets
The Coffee Hour — LW Searching Scripture “All Is Rubbish Compared to Christ” September 2023: Philippians 3:7-11
The Coffee Hour — Heresies Ancient and Modern
June/July 2023 Snippets
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture "Receive Him in the Lord" June/July 2023: Philippians 2:19–3:1
June/July Editor’s Letter
Being Merciful to the Toxic
The Coffee Hour — Why (and How) to Teach Your Children Classic Poems
Digging Deeper into ‘Made and Marked by Christ’
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture "A Drink Offering" May 2023: Philippians 2:12-18
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture "The Example of Christ" April 2023: Philippians 2:1–11
Gospel Reductionism
For the Love of Spoken Words
A Sacrifice for Our Children
Who’s Influencing Our Children?
On Witchcraft: a growing spiritual trend
Government: the god of the Nones
Reversing the Trend
None Excluded
March 2023 Snippets
What Is It Like to Be President of the Synod?
March 2023 Editors Letter
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture "Encouragement in Christ" March 2023: Philippians 1:27-2:2
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture "Reasons to Rejoice" February 2023: Philippians 1:12-26
In Everything Give Thanks
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching Scripture “Grace and Peace to You” January 2023: Philippians 1:1-11
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, December 2022: Ephesians 6:1-24
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, November 2022: Ephesians 5:22-33
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, October 2022: Ephesians 5:1-21
The Coffee Hour — Teaching the Word: Sunday School Through the Years
The Coffee Hour — VBS: Particular Needs of a Particular Place
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, September 2022: Ephesians 4:17-32
The Coffee Hour — Four Accounts: One Truth, The Baptism of Jesus
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, August 2022: Ephesians 4:1-16
Kansas District Convention Part Part 2: Nones and the Our Witness in the Home
Kansas District Convention Part 1: The Church’s Witness
God Declares His Pronouns: He/Him
The Coffee Hour — The Russia-Ukraine War
The Coffee Hour — Making the Most of Your Kids’ Summer Boredom
Rev. Dr. Joel Elowsky, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, April 2022: Ephesians 2:11-22
The Coffee Hour — Fighting Acedia: Tips for the Struggle Against Sloth
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, March 2022: Ephesians 2:1-10
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, February 2022: Ephesians 1:15–23
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, January 2022: Ephesians 1:1-14
O Holy Nights
How to Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with Your Family
Welcoming ‘Church Shoppers’ in the Holiday Season (and Anytime)
Fast Before You Feast
Body and Soul; Bits and Bytes
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Eve
The Coffee Hour – Searching the Scriptures: December 2021 Lutheran Witness
Angels and Archangels
The Coffee Hour – Searching the Scriptures: October 2021 Lutheran Witness
God Bless You
The Coffee Hour - The Very Stones Cry Out
The Coffee Hour – Searching the Scriptures: September 2021 Lutheran Witness
The Earliest Christian Symbols
The Coffee Hour - Church Worker Recruitment Initiative
The Coffee Hour – Searching the Scriptures: August 2021 Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour – How Do Pastors and Musicians Choose Hymns for the Divine Service?
The Coffee Hour - One Holy Christian Church
The Ballad of Baby Peach
‘I Believe in One Holy Christian Church’: The doctrine of the church
The Paradoxical Church
Una Sancta, One Holy
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: June/July 2021 Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour - Sharing the Gospel on Social Media
How the Church Can Support Military Families during Deployment
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: May 2021 Lutheran Witness
Good Works in the Freedom of Faith
Anointed for Burial
The Christian Artist
The Coffee Hour – Memory Matters
The Easter Feast: A Table Laden with Meaning
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: April 2021 Lutheran Witness
Did Mary Have Morning Sickness? A mother’s perspective on the Annunciation
Biden’s Executive Orders
With All Confidence: Superstitions from age to age
Writing for Lutherans, Part 3: Don’t be Boring
March Editor’s Letter
Writing for Lutherans Part 2: Tell the Truth
Pure Christ: How to Read the Bible
Return to the Word
The Coffee Hour - Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
Writing for Lutherans Part 1: Be Lutheran
The Coffee Hour – Searching the Scriptures: January Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: December Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: November Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour - November Lutheran Witness: Singing at the Supper
The Coffee Hour - November Lutheran Witness Preview
The Closed Communion Conversation
November Editor’s Letter
Called to Serve
The Coffee Hour - With a Whole Heart
The Coffee Hour - The Driver's Seat
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: October Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour - October Lutheran Witness: No Other Gospel
The Coffee Hour – Praying Colors, Morning and Evening
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: September Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour - Thinking of Death in the Prime of Life
The Coffee Hour - Haunting Sins
The Coffee Hour - Beyond the Voting Booth
The Confessional Mirror
The Sewage Next Door
Blessed Are You When Others Revile You
Two More Religious Liberty Rulings
The Coffee Hour - Searching the Scriptures: August Lutheran Witness
Staying Whole in Christ
‘Co-Parenting’: Strangers Having and Raising Kids Together
Prospects for a Coronavirus Awakening?
The Coffee Hour — Our Whole Future Wholly in His Hands
Mulch while the Sun Shines
The Internet of Things
Hermann Sasse: Courage for Confession
Treasury of Daily Prayer: A COVID Lifeline
Waking up in America
The Existing Legal Protections of Religious Liberty
The Coffee Hour – Faith and 5G
Lutheran Martyrs in Nigeria
Facial Recognition and the Face of God
Supreme Court Makes LGBT Agenda a Civil Right
Faith and 5G
Of Parking Lots and Catacombs
Our Whole Future Wholly in His Hands
Jesus is Lord
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