Consecration of the Holy Supper, the Office, and Local Fellowship in Dispersion
by Rev. John A. Frahm III In his 1533 treatise, “The Private Mass and the Consecration of Priests,” Luther mentions how Christians in…
by Rev. John A. Frahm III In his 1533 treatise, “The Private Mass and the Consecration of Priests,” Luther mentions how Christians in…
From our friends at the Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation (theclef.org): A Congress on the Lutheran Confessions Presented by the Association of Confessional Lutherans…
Married in the Eyes of God But Not the State?: A Casualty of Casuistry Rev. John A. Frahm III 13 Therefore submit yourselves…
Lutheran Reflections on The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher Rev. John A. Frahm III Rod…
Monergism of Grace and the Lord’s Supper Rev. John A. Frahm III In our context “monergism” means the “sole working” of Christ in…
Restoring and Paying Forward the Lutheran Chorales: An Item for Reformation Repentance Rev. John A. Frahm III When Luther nailed the 95 Theses up…
Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods Rev. John A Frahm III The modern history of the LCMS is rife with a…
Book Review: My First Exorcism: What the Devil Taught a Lutheran Pastor about Counter-cultural Spirituality by Harold Ristau, Foreword by John W. Kleinig …
Here are some quotes when considering AC XIV: XIV Of Ecclesiastical Order they teach that no one should publicly teach in the Church…
Here’s a graphic that goes around in various versions online that expresses a way of thinking evidently at work among us: Now…
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from or where it…
Jesus says to the church at Laodicea: “Look, I stand at the door and am knocking. If anyone hears My voice and opens…
There is no doubt that while we must distinguish between the two kingdoms, since it is essentially distinguishing between the law and the…
We hear the words during the consecration, “this cup is the new testament in My blood.” However, most English Bibles will translate the…
I’ve received my copy of a new book of sermons by Rev. David Petersen of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The…
The use of projection screens in place of printed books or bulletins in the Divine Service has become quite prevalent in some parts…
We Lutherans, who are heirs of Johann Sebastian Bach and so many other great composers of sacred music, certainly understand that various instruments…
Nowadays we hear promoted the idea of “dignified informality” for the services of God’s House. This nonsensical slogan to promote a casual attitude…
As Christians we are always living in the end times. We are not waiting for them to begin (inaugurated eschatology). The end times…
Christians live in particular nations throughout the world. Each one is different. God works through the authority He established in the various forms…