Gospel Notes for Palmarum (Lent 6)
The Gospel Notes for the Sixth Sunday in Lent (Palmarum) of the One-Year Lectionary from the Lutheran Service Book is now available. You…
Month: March 2017
Lambs at Pasture for Palmarum — Palm Sunday
Lambs at Pasture for Palmarum — Palm Sunday and its Answer Key are now available for download. The repetitive nature of Lambs at Pasture aids…
Poems on the Cross: Christ’s Cross and the Christian’s Cross
The dogmaticians make a distinction between Christ’s cross and the Christian’s cross. Christ’s cross is propitiatory while the Christian’s cross is disciplinary. Christ’s…
Sons of Luther
Martin Franzmann wrote, “Preach you the Word and plant it home and never faint; The Harvest Lord who gave the sower seed to…
“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism” So far in our series on the catechism, we’ve covered the Ten Commandments,…
Cleansing from Death: A Brief Study of Hebrews 9 and Numbers 19
Hebrews 9:13-14 is an example of arguing from lesser to greater: For if the blood of goats and calves, and ashes of a…
“A Real Eye-Opener” (Sermon on John 9:1-41, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“A Real Eye-Opener” (John 9:1-41) Our text today is a real eye-opener. It’s the story of Jesus healing the man born blind, from…
Gospel Notes for Judica (Lent 5)
The Gospel Notes for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (Judica) of the One-Year Lectionary from the Lutheran Service Book is now available. You…
Lambs at Pasture for Judica — The Fifth Sunday of Lent
Lambs at Pasture for Judica — The Fifth Sunday of Lent and its Answer Key are now available for download. The repetitive nature of Lambs…
“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Lord’s Prayer” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Lord’s Prayer” So far in our series on the Catechism we’ve had the Ten Commandments and the…
Poems on the Cross: External and Internal
This week our series on the Cross in the life of the Christian continues with the distinction between the external and internal cross….
“God Bearers” — Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed…
Catechetical Questions in the Torah by Pastor Andrew Richard
I recently read an excellent article by Pastor Ryan Loeslie entitled, “Say It!” Says the Little Girl. In it he noted the childlike…
The Life of Christian Holy People
You have perhaps read or heard someone say that the life of a Christian looks exactly the same as the life of an…
The Failure of Comfort Dogs: All Dog, No God
Animals are a first article gift from God. Dogs fall into this category. They’re creatures over which man has dominion, and beasts that we…
“The Samaritan Woman: A Well-Known Story” (Sermon on John 4, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Samaritan Woman: A Well-Known Story” (John 4:5-26, 27-30, 39-42) Does God really accept me? I mean, I’m able to hide my faults…
Lambs at Pasture for Laetare — The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Lambs at Pasture for Laetare — The Fourth Sunday of Lent and its Answer Key are now available for download. The repetitive nature of Lambs…
I Am Not Alone: A Sermon on Proverbs 18:1
A man, when he is isolated, continually seeks his own desire; He quarrels with all wisdom. ~Proverbs 18:1 Jesus often went by himself alone to…
Gospel Notes for Laetare (Lent 4)
The Gospel Notes for the Fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare) of the One-Year Lectionary from the Lutheran Service Book is now available. You…
Poems on the Cross: Devil, the World, and Sinful Flesh
While I am finishing up my STM thesis on the topic of the cross in Lutheran dogmatics, I thought I would attempt to…
Two Lutheran Elephants: Negligent House Pastors and Divorce
The decline in membership of Lutheran churches in America is a like a migraine headache. It is always there. We keep explaining it…
Relevant Worship: The Story of Your Life
In the worship wars, one of the alleged reasons for abandoning the historic liturgy is to make worship relevant. We want application of…
Word Study for The Third Sunday in Lent: HAZAQ by Pastor Andrew Richard
One of the options for the Old Testament reading on Oculi is Exodus 8:16-24 (which is 8:12-20 in Hebrew). Exodus 8:19 has a…
Anxiety, Depression, Vocation, and Art by Vanessa Rasanen
By Vanessa Rasanen Vanessa is one of the contributors over at Sisters of Katie Luther and we have invited her to tell her…
Lambs at Pasture for Oculi — The Third Sunday of Lent
Lambs at Pasture for Oculi — The Third Sunday of Lent and its Answer Key are now available for download. The repetitive nature of Lambs…