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Martin Luther on Christ’s Resurrection and Forgiveness of Sins
As the church moves through Holy Week and toward the glorious resurrection of Christ on Easter, we reflect on Christ’s sacrifice for our sins. Read this excerpt from Luther’s Works,...
Discovering the Lutheran Tradition of Classical Education
The Wittenberg Old Latin School is one of the city’s heralded institutions for secondary education. It laid the groundwork for Western education and shaped the lives of countless students...
How Resilient Minds Helps Students Talk About Mental Health
Mental health conversations are important, especially for teenagers. Lutheran High School South, an LCMS school in St. Louis, is fostering these meaningful discussions with Resilient...
5 Ways Teachers Can Celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week
As a teacher and school administrator, National Lutheran Schools Week (January 25–31, 2026) has always been one of my favorite times of year! The energy, joy, and fun around our school...
Why the Cross Is Central to Christian Spirituality
A better term for “Lutheran” spirituality is “evangelical” spirituality. The term evangelical is simply a term derived from the Greek word for “Gospel,” which in turn literally means...
From 1838 to Today: A Reflection on American Lutheranism
The Concordia Publishing House team recently took a field trip to Perry County, Missouri. This place is as much the original home of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (the LCMS, our...
Why Do We Need the Lutheran Confessions in a Secular World?
At the end of October every year, Lutherans all over the world celebrate Reformation Day. In protestant reverie, they think gratefully of the first time they heard of salvation by grace...
Edward Rechlin: Paving the Way for Lutheran Organists
This blog post is adapted from Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, 1847–1947, by Benjamin Kolodziej.
What Do Lutherans Believe About Baptism?
About the worst thing for a Lutheran is to find yourself thinking that your access to God isn’t through His Word but through yourself, as if in a direct line from your heart to the Holy...
Simple Family Devotions with Lutheran Service Book
We have a great bedtime routine in our family, although I’m not sure where it came from. After dinner, we clean up the toys. The kids use the potty and hear a story. They brush their...
1 Timothy: An Overview
This blog post is adapted from Lutheran Bible Companion Volume 2: Intertestamental Era, New Testament, and Bible Dictionary. Paul, on his way to Macedonia, has left Timothy at Ephesus...
How God Speaks with His People
This blog post is excerpted from The Christian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition, second edition, by Theodore J. Hopkins and Robert Kolb. God used the many and varied voices of the prophets...
Christian Vocation Means Living for Others
Most Lutherans are no doubt familiar with the story of Martin Luther’s Gospel breakthrough, when he was led by God’s grace to rediscover the marvelous message that righteousness before...
Tips for Organizing Chapel Services at Your Christian School
An integral part of Lutheran education is the emphasis on faith formation. While we can do this in many different ways in our schools, one of the biggest ways of doing this is through...
LCEF and a Church's Journey From Surviving to Thriving
A quarter of a century ago, a small group of God’s faithful planted a new Lutheran church in the quiet town of Queen Creek, Arizona. With only one stoplight and a modest middle school...
Concordia Gospel Outreach Helps a Church Provide Tornado Relief in St. Louis
On May 16, 2025, a devastating tornado struck the St. Louis area and left substantial destruction in its wake. Bethlehem Lutheran Church in North St. Louis stepped up immediately...
Lutheran Service Book: Hymn Devotions throughout the Church Year
There’s a rich history to all of the hymns in Lutheran Service Book. This history easily lends itself to beautiful devotional materials that blend seamlessly into the Church Year. Read...
Go-To Lutheran Tools for Family Faith Formation
Scripture guides us, teaches us about salvation, and communicates the kingdom of God to us. In daily family life, we ought to ever turn to the Word and to works that keep the Word as...
Mission Moments: A Place of Refuge and the LCMS Prison Ministry
Every year, Concordia Gospel Outreach partners with Lutheran organizations to provide them with resources and support to continue serving their communities. These nonprofit groups span...
5 Hymns to Sing in Honor of the 500th Anniversary of the First Lutheran Hymnal
In 1523, Martin Luther wrote to Georg Spalatin (1484–1545), private secretary to Elector Frederick III (“the Wise”) of Saxony. With his superb humanist education, Spalatin was sought by...