The Intolerance of the “Tolerant”
Christians are often accused of hypocrisy and intolerance. As sinners, we routinely fail to practice what we preach. However, hypocrisy is not synonymous with moral failure,…
Christians are often accused of hypocrisy and intolerance. As sinners, we routinely fail to practice what we preach. However, hypocrisy is not synonymous with moral failure,…
“For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come…” (Hebrews 10:1) Who would settle for looking at a…
“Something in the Water” (Mark 1:4-11; Romans 6:1-11; Genesis 1:1-5) I don’t listen to pop music or country music on the radio, but…
In the British television show, Doc Martin, the newly arrived doctor in a small village is annoyed by villagers using the waiting room…
The first time my Dad sent me out seeding alone, a feeling of pessimism overcame me. That night I said, “How can we…
For K.H. I come, O God, back to this bath, With sorrow for my many sins, To claim the death that stilled Your…
Baptism I’m in conversation with a gentleman who is visiting our church and has a Baptist background. This series on baptism with Dr….
The Bridegroom soon will call us, “Come to the wedding feast.” May slumber not befall us nor watchfulness decrease (LSB 514, st. 1). Ten…
It goes without saying that major festivals (e.g., Christmas and Easter) are important for the life of the Church. The Church year is…
“And Peter said to them, ‘Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of…
In a previous article about infant baptism on Steadfast Lutherans, I covered one of the main reasons why Evangelicals struggle with infant baptism….
(Luther, “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector”) Sometimes the most simple and obvious things are also the most profound. We…
“Baptism is a very different thing from all other water, not by virtue of the natural substance but because here something nobler is…
During my past 9 years of pastoral ministry the discussion with Evangelicals that has resulted in the most confusion, tension, and conflict is…
B: “Well, we don’t really agree with you. You see, we don’t add to the Scriptures. We only use the original King James…
Two questions have come our way concerning holy baptism. The [Book of Concord] seems to say that infants who die un-baptized may not…
We live in a culture of death. Everybody hides it. They hide their destruction of life beneath the pleasures of sex. They hide…
What is decision theology? Decision theology is the teaching that a person is saved and born-again when he makes a decision to accept…
“The Six Chief Parts of Lenten Catechesis” The Ten Commandments The Creed The Lord’s Prayer The Sacrament of Holy Baptism Confession The Sacrament…