Some notes on Matthew 6:16-21 (with emphasis on fasting)
Useful resources: Luther volume 21 “Sermon on the Mount and Magnificat” Chemnitz – Harmony of the Gospels, volume 1, book 3, part 1…
Quinquagesima Sunday – “Mercy Concealed and Revealed”
Quinquagesima Sunday February 19, 2012 “Mercy Concealed and Revealed” Luke 18:31-43 Click here to listen to audio of this…
2020 Lent devotions available on Amazon
If you want to have an excellently put together bound paperback of the this year’s devotions you may get them for $4.49 each…
2020 Lent Devotions Now Available for download and printing.
This year’s Lent Devotion going through the Apostles Creed is ready to be downloaded and printed. This year we have three different files…
A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Human Traditions
Part III, Article XV. Of Human Traditions. 1] The declaration of the Papists that human traditions serve for the remission of sins, or…
Thoughts on the Closing of Another Concordia…
“For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the…
Sexagesima Sunday Sermon – “God’s Word Does What God Wants”
Sexagesima Sunday Sermon February 24, 2019 “God’s Word Does What God Wants” Isaiah 55:10-11 Click here to listen to…
Concordia, Portland to Close.
https://www.cu-portland.edu/news/concordia-university-portland-ceases-operations-after-spring-2020-semester Concordia University-Portland’s Board of Regents voted that the university will cease operations at the end of the Spring 2020 academic semester Saturday,…
Septuagesima Sunday Sermon – “Salvation Unto Us Has Come by God’s Free Grace and Favor”
Septuagesima Sunday Sermon February 17, 2019 “Salvation Unto Us Has Come by God’s Free Grace and Favor” Matthew 20:1-16 …
Is Paradise the same as Heaven?
My post, “What happens when you die,” has generated more questions. One commentator asked, “Is Paradise the same as Heaven?” Whenever…
What happens when you die?
What happens when you die? God’s Word only tells us a little about the state of the soul between death and the resurrection;…
Read the Book of Concord for Lent in 2020
Lent is a time when Christians devote more time to God’s Word and prayer. A part of that could easily be the dedication…
LCMS Resolution 9-05 Constitutional Change Ratification Vote
Each time the convention meets it can pass resolutions which may require changes to the constitution of the LCMS. If such a resolution…
A Brief Review of Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns
nota bene: I have only had these volumes for about two weeks. I’ve looked through them pretty well, but obviously I haven’t read…
A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Monastic Vows
Part III, Article XIV. Of Monastic Vows. 1] As monastic vows directly conflict with the first chief article, they must be absolutely abolished….
The Transfiguration of our Lord – “Hear Jesus!”
The Transfiguration of our Lord . February 10, 2019 . “Hear Jesus!” . Matthew 17:1-9 . Click here to listen to audio of…
A Reformation of Preaching – The Useful Applications of Scripture
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mayes, a professor at Concordia Theological Seminary has been doing some great work in the name of Lutheran Orthodoxy….
LutheranLiturgy.org is back!
It’s with great joy that I get to announce that the Lutheran Liturgy site is back. This has been a treasure of information…
Initial Thoughts on the New WELS Hymnal by Rev. Nathan Higgins
Through its Northwestern Publishing House, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is on track to publish a new hymnal in Advent of 2021. This…
2020 Congress on the Lutheran Confessions
April 22 – 24, 2020 Crowne Plaza Aire Bloomington, Minnesota THEME: The Second Luther / Matthias Flacius and the Continuance of the Lutheran…
A new site, and a jubilee on comments
The look around here has been freshened up a lot. Since 2018 we have been running on technological fumes just trying to keep…
Baptism: Still More Common Questions Answered, Part 3
Introduction In Part 1 , we introduced a set of sermons by Martin Luther that answer many common questions about Baptism that are both…
Christianity in Space
Goofy title aside, this is actually a question for serious consideration. Namely the question of what should the shape of Christian piety take…
The Third Sunday after Epiphany – “The Vengeance of God”
The Third Sunday after Epiphany January 27, 2019 “The Vengeance of God” Romans 12:16-21 Click here to listen to…
Preserving Walther’s Hymnal
When I was a second year seminarian in the spring of 2006, my friend and fellow seminarian Mark Preus gave me one of…