Sermon — Pr. Matt Harrison — Reformation Day
President Harrison preached on Reformation Day at Concordia Seminary Saint Louis (31 October 2013) on Romans 3.
Month: October 2013
Great Stuff — Theses on Infant/Toddler Communion
Found over on logia.org. Go to that site for original text with endnotes and comments. by John T. Pless 1. The question…
Ad Fontes! Doctrine
When I was in the ELCA, as a pastor in Hudson County, NJ, our urban coalition of Lutheran parishes (Hudson Evangelical Lutheran Parish…
The 95 Theses – a Modern Paraphrase
I’ve attempted to read through the 95 theses several times, and never gotten past #20 without my eyes blurring and having to start…
Redeeming Christian Holy Days: Halloween Resources pt. 1
Resources on the History of Halloween Part 1. Origins of All Saint’s Day and the Origins of Samhain This article is an effort…
Great Stuff — Does Being Lutheran Still Matter?
Found over on Cyberbrethren: We Pray Almighty and gracious Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on Your faithful people. Keep us steadfast…
Posting of the Ninety-Five Theses
I thought the following was good to re-post today; it’s from a year ago. The below is found on the Book of…
“A Reformation in Catechesis” (Sermon on John 8:31-36, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“A Reformation in Catechesis” (John 8:31-36) “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth,…
Your Quintessential Knowledge Source: God’s Word
Genesis 3:1-9 is the most tragic section in the whole Bible. It talks about the fall of Adam and Eve. In the text,…
Reformation Treasures: Hymnody on The Commemoration of Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt: Hymnwriters and Confessors, 26 October
Almighty God, the apostle Paul taught us to praise You in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. We thank You this day for…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — Boars in the Vineyard
It appears that when you get two Lutheran pastors together a podcast is inevitably born. This week’s pick is Boars in the Vineyard,…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Hallowe’en: A short history
Responding to some of the comments that came in when we last published this post in Oct of 2012, we are attempting to…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — We want More! We want More!
Sermon Text: St. John 8:31-36 Date: October 27, 2013; Reformation Sunday (observed) In the Name of Jesus! AMEN! Beloved in the Lord, Adam and…
Killing History: A Book Review of “Killing Jesus” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
Forget what you think you know about Bill O’Reilly. Forget about his right-leaning politics, his top-rated television show, and the millions of dollars…
Keeping Mercy & Life Together Together
I recently had the privilege of attending “In the World for Good”, a conference on Urban Ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary in…
Sermon — Pr. Martin Noland — A Marriage Built to Last
Text: Ephesians 5:22-33 [Wedding of John and Mary Smith; groom is an army veteran; names have been changed] One of the few things…
A Colloquy Update For Steadfast Supporters
Several months ago a fundraiser was conducted by Steadfast Lutherans to raise money for my colloquy transition. I was humbled and overwhelmed by…
“A Parable of Persistent Prayer” (Sermon on Luke 18:1-8, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“A Parable of Persistent Prayer” (Luke 18:1-8) The parable Jesus tells in the Holy Gospel for today, from Luke 18, is traditionally called…
CPH Releases Mobile-Friendly version of Small Catechism
Concordia Publishing House (CPH) is pleased to announce the official, free mobile version of the 1986 translation of Luther’s Small Catechism. This new mobile website…
Give Me that Old Time Religion
On October 15th, Rev. Antje Jackelen was elected the first woman Archbishop of the Church of Sweden in a substantial win. She joins…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — Lutherfest
Lutherfest This pick is based on a recommendation from a reader. It is a series of lectures by Heiko A. Oberman on Luther….
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Prayers Interrupted
St. Luke 18:1-8 October 20, 2013 AD Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and…
Silly Songs and the Second Commandment
There is a fascination among our youth and those who engage in youth ministry to wed meal time prayers—grace—with tunes from society’s pop…
Ordination Appreciation
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. There are many good articles out there about how to appreciate your Pastor. One way that we can…
Walther’s teaching on objective/subjective justification
It has been suggested out in the blogosphere that my way of explaining objective justification – as set forth recently on this blog…