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When Doctrinal Review Misses a Question

When Doctrinal Review Misses a Question

Note: This essay may be downloaded as a PDF here. Sometimes doctrinal review is like what happens frequently in court. A man driving…

Posted On 6 Mar 20236 Mar 2023

Vicarious Satisfaction in Liturgy: Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)

NOTE: This article may be downloaded as a PDF here. Therefore a Christian must cling simply to this verse and let no one…

Posted On 28 Feb 202325 Feb 2023

New Books by one of our authors…

Mr. Tom (TR) Halvorson has been busy at work for the good of Lutherans all over. He has produced a couple of volumes…

Posted On 27 Feb 202325 Feb 2023

Lent Devotional as a podcast

Thanks to the work of Rev. Paul Cain, the Lenten Devotion on the Lord’s Supper is available as a podcast. It can be…

Posted On 25 Feb 202325 Feb 2023

Chemnitz on Earthly and Heavenly Treasures

From Martin Chemnitz (in his Harmony): Chemnitz lays out several distinctions that Christ makes here (Matthew 6) between earthly and heavenly things: In…

Posted On 25 Feb 202325 Feb 2023

Unionism and Syncretism Bible Study

This past Spring I taught the board of elders at my congregation, a wonderful group of 14 Christian men who faithfully serve their…

Posted On 24 Feb 202324 Feb 2023

Concordia, Texas update – Legal records filed with the State of Texas – reveal desires to be free of LCMS oversight… NOW updated with May 2022 records to show this was planned…

The following is the public filing at the Texas Secretary of State’s office. Please take note of the November 8 2022 filed Amendments…

Posted On 10 Feb 202311 Feb 2023

Given and Shed for You – The Lord’s Supper for Lent devotional published!

A while ago we released this year’s theme and service plan for Lent 2023. See it here. Here is the companion devotional for…

Posted On 2 Feb 2023

2023 Lenten Series – “Given and Shed for You – the Lord’s Supper for Lent” – Service Plan

We are in our sixth year of covering the Small Catechism for Lent, and so we have come to the Sacrament of the…

Posted On 12 Jan 202312 Jan 2023

Vicarious Satisfaction in Liturgy: Invocation

NOTE: This article may be downloaded as a PDF here. Outline Introduction Specialness of the Name Sign of the Cross Significance of the…

Posted On 9 Jan 202311 Jan 2023

Vicarious Satisfaction in Liturgy: Worship in General

NOTE: This essay may be downloaded in a PDF here. Introduction Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that an indispensable part of the mighty work that…

Posted On 14 Dec 202213 Dec 2022

Atonement in Our Circles and Church

Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF here. Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common…

Posted On 5 Dec 20226 Dec 2022

Commemoration of Saint Paul McCain, Theologian and Publisher

Two years ago this past Friday, our Lord called to himself the soul of Paul McCain. “Our churches teach that the history of…

Posted On 1 Dec 20226 Dec 2022

Vicarious Satisfaction in Lutheran Hymns

Note: The full article may be downloaded as a PDF here. Abstract Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that an indispensable part of the mighty work…

Posted On 30 Nov 20223 Dec 2022

A good and godly transition – Steadfast Press

There have been a lot of changes going on at Steadfast Lutherans behind the scenes lately. Those changes will become much more visible…

Posted On 29 Nov 202229 Nov 2022

Advent Devotion Daily Podcast

To listen to our Advent devotions in daily podcast format click here. Thank you to Rev. Paul Cain for making these available.

Posted On 28 Nov 202228 Nov 2022

“Come and See” Devotions now available for download or on Amazon (kindle or softcover)

The devotional for this year is now available on Amazon. Here is the link to the Kindle version Here is the link to…

Posted On 14 Nov 2022

The Divine Service – an Explanation now in its ELEVENTH printing

— James R. Cutler, November 12, 2022 Announcing the eleventh printing of The Divine Service —an explanation, a pewcard. See more information about…

Posted On 12 Nov 2022
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Synod Board of Directors and President address Concordia, Texas

The chairman of the Board of Directors of the LCMS and the Synod President have issued a statement. See the statement here:

Posted On 11 Nov 202211 Nov 2022

Concordia Texas Decides to Opt out of LCMS Control

See the letter. Not sure how an entity like this can just decide to not abide by the Synod’s governance structure, but here…

Posted On 9 Nov 20229 Nov 2022

“Come and See” – Advent 2022 Midweek Service Plan

This year for Advent we are going to have a lengthy season (the longest it can be). Also during this several festivals are…

Posted On 18 Oct 202218 Oct 2022

Faith-Eroding Errors of Two Popular Theologies

Presented below is the Introduction from this essay. The whole essay may be downloaded as a PDF file here. Introduction Three Theologies This…

Posted On 30 Aug 202230 Aug 2022

Vicarious Satisfaction in the Lutheran Confessions

Summary A prior article (“What Are You Taught About Redemption?“) briefly sketched the orthodox Christian doctrine of Christ’s redemption by vicarious satisfaction; heretical…

Posted On 25 Aug 202225 Aug 2022

Nice Guys Ruin the Consolation of Christ’s Blood

In Scripture and the Lutheran confessions, Christ works the atonement in his life of active obedience (Matthew 3:15), his passive obedience of humbling…

Posted On 18 Aug 20223 Sep 2022

What Are You Taught About Redemption?

Summary This article briefly sketches the orthodox Christian doctrine of Christ’s redemption by vicarious satisfaction; briefly sketches heretical denial of vicarious satisfaction by…

Posted On 16 Aug 202216 Aug 2022

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    • Advent Devotions
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    • Diatheke Blog
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    • Lutheran Liturgical Congregations Listing
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    • Lutheran Treasures of Old Missouri
    • Musings of a Circuit Riding Parson
    • The Word Endures Podcast
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