“Say It!” Says the Little Girl — by Pastor Ryan Loeslie
Note: The following is a guest article by Rev. Ryan Loeslie, Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Merna, Nebraska. Most Lutherans who went through junior high…
Month: February 2017
The Shack – A Journey from Pain to Truth to Error – Part 3: Truth to Error
In Part 1 of this series of articles we saw that The Shack and its theology arise from two pressures experienced by its…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Ash Wednesday
March 1, 2017 — Ash Wednesday Sermon Text — Luke 18:31-34 Sermon Audio — Come back later for the audio of this sermon….
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Transfiguration
For Your Ears Only February 26, 2017 — Transfiguration Sunday Sermon Text — Matthew 17:1-9 Sermon Audio — Come back later for the…
“Best Picture: The Transfiguration of Our Lord” (Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Best Picture: The Transfiguration of Our Lord” (Matthew 17:1-9) Tonight will be the Academy Awards ceremony coming from Los Angeles. Tonight they’ll give…
Lambs at Pasture for Invocavit (the First Sunday in Lent)
Lambs at Pasture for Invocavit (the First Sunday in Lent) and its Answer Key are now available for download. The repetitive nature of Lambs…
The Shack: A Journey from Pain to Truth to Error – Part 2: Pain to Truth
In Part 1 of this series of articles, we saw that The Shack and its theology arise from two pressures: Pain, loss, and…
Restoring and Paying Forward the Lutheran Chorales
Restoring and Paying Forward the Lutheran Chorales: An Item for Reformation Repentance Rev. John A. Frahm III When Luther nailed the 95 Theses up…
Gospel Notes for Invocabit and Ash Wednesday
The Gospel Notes for Invocabit (the First Sunday in Lent) of the One-Year Lectionary from the Lutheran Service Book is now available. You…
The Shack: A Journey from Pain to Truth to Error – Part 1: Pain
The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity[1] is a presentation of Trinitarian Theology and perichoresis[2] in the form of story, novel, and dialogue. This…
2017 Conference Videos Available
Our 2017 National Conference concluded this past weekend at Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas. The general theme was “The Article” referencing justification…
“God’s Word Does What God Wants” — Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it…
God for us in Christ trumps it all
We as poor, miserable sinners are prone to let minor events and conditions dominate our thinking and morale rather than the Gospel. To…
Martin Luther Against Scholastic Theology
We saw that Martin Luther began his rediscovery of the Gospel during his lectures on Romans in 1515-16 (Cause of Salvation). Although Dr. Luther…
Organization Update
Today, the attendees of our National Conference had a chance to receive this, and it is now here for you to read: Organizational…
“Be Who You Are, Children of Your Heavenly Father” (Sermon on Matthew 5:38-48, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Be Who You Are, Children of Your Heavenly Father” (Matthew 5:38-48) The Holy Gospel for today can be a hard one to understand,…
Lambs at Pasture — Daily Devotions for the Family
Lambs at Pasture is a free educational offering designed to highlight the readings of the historic one-year lectionary. Each edition focuses on Sunday’s…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Epiphany 7
You have heard that it has been said. Many of you have watched it with your own eyes. Recorded long ago our sinful nature found animation on Saturday mornings. You have heard his name, Carnivorous vulgaris, that wiley creature of old. You know his tune, his constant pursuit of the elusive Acceleratii incredubis. Will all his might and all his resources the wiley one hunts his prey. He chases. He sets traps. He devises plans with His never ending gadgets and inventions. He was a prime member of Acme international before anyone ever heard of Amazon.
Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods
Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods Rev. John A Frahm III The modern history of the LCMS is rife with a…
Gospel Notes for Quinquagesima
The Gospel Notes for Quinquagesima of the One-Year Lectionary from the Lutheran Service Book is now available. You may download the Color PDF,…
Imagine My Surprise
I am a post-Evangelical adult convert to confessional Lutheranism, something I’m content to wear on my sleeve. My journey out of Evangelicalism was…
The Shack — It’s a Novel, but Not Just a Novel
The novel, The Shack, is coming out as a movie. So it is time again for Christians to have discernment about this…
Lenten Devotional Released – A Christian Holy People
It’s ready. Seven authors, three editors, a talented art director and our webmaster have been working through January and February to produce this…
Book Review — My First Exorcism
Book Review: My First Exorcism: What the Devil Taught a Lutheran Pastor about Counter-cultural Spirituality by Harold Ristau, Foreword by John W. Kleinig …
CSL sends out a new cohort of SMP.
A new class has gone out for SMP. Here is the intro of the CSL news announcement: Eleven Concordia Seminary, St. Louis students…