Scriptural Hermeneutics Bibliography for the English-Reading Layperson
Barrick, William D., “Exegetical Fallacies: Common Mistakes Every Student of the Bible Must Avoid.” (article, 12 pp.) (PDF, and online edition is here)….
Month: November 2019
Christian Dogmatics Bibliography for the English-Reading Layperson
UPDATE NOTE: Thanks to Eric Obermeyer for contributing links to online editions that we have added since the original publication of this bibliography….
LCMS Commentary on Mark – the good and the horrible of it.
The last volume of the Concordia Commentary on the Gospel of Mark is out. Some interesting things appear to have taken place to…
Defending Concordia University System Schools from Ideologies
Introduction This article provides a thumbnail sketch of what Kenneth Minogue calls the “pure theory” of ideology and applies it to destructive ideological…
A Laymen’s Commentary of the Smalcald Articles: Ordination and Call
Part III, Article X. Of Ordination and the Call. 1] If the bishops would be true bishops [would rightly discharge their office], and…
The First Sunday in Advent – “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?”
The First Sunday in Advent December 2, 2018 “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?” Matthew 21:1-9 Click here…
Advent Devotional for 2019 – Picture of a Profound Mystery – Downloadable and Print copies available
Dear readers – The devotion for Advent this year is finally ready for release. This year we are using Advent related texts to…
Last Sunday of the Church Year – “Wisdom and Folly in Light of God’s Word”
The Twenty Seventh Sunday after Trinity November 25, 2018 “Wisdom and Folly in Light of God’s Word” Matthew 25:1-13 …
Baptism: Common Questions Answered, Part 1
Introduction You hear questions about Baptism. You have your own questions. Many of these questions are common and are asked repeatedly. Many…
A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Excommunication
Part III, Article IX. Of Excommunication. The greater excommunication, as the Pope calls it, we regard only as a civil penalty, and it…
Baptism Bibliography for the English-Reading Layperson
Buchanan, Colin, A Case for Infant Baptism, rev. ed. (Cambridge: Grove Books Limited, 1984). Chemnitz, Martin, “Original Sin” in The Doctrine of Man…
The Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity – “I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins”
The Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity October 23, 2016 “I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins” Matthew 18:23-35 Click…
The Heavenly Indulgence
In the last quarter of 1519, Dr. Martin Luther published three sermons on the sacraments of penance, baptism, and Lord’s Supper. He wrote…
Our Children Are Human Beings, Part II
This article was originally published in the Ancora Scholastica, the school newsletter of Mount Hope Lutheran School in Casper, WY. Last week we…
The Twenty First Sunday after Trinity – “God Hidden and Revealed”
The Twenty First Sunday after Trinity October 20, 2013 “God Hidden and Revealed” John 4:46-54 Click here to listen…
What is Fair, Beautiful, and True
Beauty has to do with order. The structure, the way it works together, is what brings awe to the admiring eyes. But this…