A Laymen’s Commentary on the Large Catechism: Seventh Commandment
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass…
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass…
My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of…
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my…
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman…
When reading Scripture one is immediately struck by the plethora of miracles one finds. From the relatively minor miracle of changing a staff…
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my…
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens….
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your…
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,…
Note: This is the first in a series of posts providing commentary on the Book of Concord adapted from my Lutheran Essentials Class…
Written in collaboration with Dr. Jonathan Wessler, Kantor at First Lutheran Church of Boston. Jonathan is a super awesome Lutheran organist who has…
Building on a guide I recently posted to the Apostles’ and Nicene Creed I now present a guide to the Athanasian Creed. Sadly…
A few years back BJS reposted a breakdown of the Nicene Creed and the Scriptures that support the different sections. This guide has…
One of the many abuses of science is Christians trying to prove Scripture with science. There are many well-meaning Christians who both use…
The Book of Concord is a wonderful devotional book as well as being the formal confession of faith for the Lutheran Church. To…