Lent Devotional Released – Spiritual Contemplation of Christ’s Suffering
As promised, the companion devotional for our Lenten Series on “Spiritual Contemplation of Christ’s Suffering” is now out. A daily podcast will also…
As promised, the companion devotional for our Lenten Series on “Spiritual Contemplation of Christ’s Suffering” is now out. A daily podcast will also…
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone…
“The Lord’s Prayer in the Lord’s Passion” is the theme of the Lenten devotion that Steadfast Lutherans has put together this year. The…
“Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord” (Ps. 34:11). Do you fear the Lord? “Why…
In today’s Holy Gospel (Mark 7:31-37), our Lord shows us how profoundly our hearing affects us. Before he’d heard God’s Word, the man…
Ash Wednesday February 10, 2016 “Father, Forgive Them” Luke 23:32-34 “There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to…
Before next Sunday, we will once again celebrate that most significant of events in human history, the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ….
In the movie, Saving Private Ryan, Private Reiben asks, “Where’s the sense of riskin’ the lives of the eight of us to save…
When iPhone got Apple Maps, Apple received a storm of criticism. The maps were inaccurate. Australian police issued a warning not to use…
It is great having interaction between authors and readers here on Brothers of John the Steadfast. One of our readers posted a thoughtful…
The children of a prominent family commissioned a biographer to write a book of family history. They warned him about the black sheep…
Our celebration of the Savior’s birth can become so routine that we become numb to the joy—and the horror— of it all. On…
With the Bakken oil boom, it seldom is dark anymore at our farm. There is usually some light from gas flares. It’s not…
The introduction to this sermon has been adapted from Pastor Ken Kelly’s excellent Gaudete homily. You can read the whole thing at: https://homofactusest.com/2013/12/10/gaudete-rejoice-in-the-lord/. That John…
Thank God for the Gospel! As we celebrate this day of Thanksgiving, it is meet, right, and salutary to give thanks to…
The Bridegroom soon will call us, “Come to the wedding feast.” May slumber not befall us nor watchfulness decrease (LSB 514, st. 1). Ten…
I recently had the privilege of attending “In the World for Good”, a conference on Urban Ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary in…