Why do I use the Liturgy? Reasons 9, 10 and 11.
Previous articles, reasons 1-3, found here; reason 4 found here; reason 5 found here; reason 6 is found here; reason 7 is found…
Month: June 2015
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 5 -Discipleship
Following Christ Luke 5:1-11 New King James Version 5 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of…
Three Examples of How Lutherans Deny Justification by Faith Alone: A Response – Part Two of Two
This is the second part of my response to the blog article, “How Lutherans Implicitly Deny Faith Alone in Christ Alone.” Three Examples…
“A Flow of Blood and a Rising from the Dead” (Sermon on Mark 5:21-43, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“A Flow of Blood and a Rising from the Dead” (Mark 5:21-43) Two women, forever bound together in Holy Scripture. Two women, one…
Responding to Legalized Sin
Today the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. Unless you’re under the illusion that America is a Christian nation, this…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Visitation (July 2)
July 2 Luke 1:39-47 New King James Version Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill…
Becoming Steadfast: Politics and the Lutheran Reformation (Part 2)
For part one of this series, click here. When Martin Luther departed Worms in May 1521 his earthly future seemed bleak. According to…
Sinful Separatism or Proper Rejection of Unionism?
Adorned with freshly laced Brooks Adrenalines, I stepped off the hotel elevator and ran into one of my confessional pastor friends. He obviously…
Guest Post — Out of Place Pastors and Hearers
Guest Post by Rev. Jonathan Boehne, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in El Paso, IL. Everyone has their place to serve God. Luther…
The Saddest Face I Ever Attempted to Paint
Artist Francis B. Carpenter said Abraham Lincoln had “the saddest face I ever attempted to paint.” His law partner said Lincoln’s “melancholy dripped…
Great Stuff — Reflections on the Fall of a Pastor
Posted over on JoshuaTheilen.blogspot.com: Tullian Tchividjian, the well known pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, has resigned his position. According to his…
Martin Luther and the Enthusiasts-Part III
This third post on this topic will focus on Dr. Luther’s response to the Enthusiasts and how this response shaped the Lutheran Confessions….
Luther’s Notes on the Gospels: Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostles
June 29th Matthew 16:13-20 New King James Version 13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who…
Three Examples of How Lutherans Deny Justification by Faith Alone: A Response – Part One of Two
This blog article, “How Lutherans Implicitly Deny Faith Alone in Christ Alone,” showed up in my Facebook news feed a couple days ago….
Great Stuff — Lutheran “synergism” and the regenerate will
Another great article found over on Pastor Mark Surburg’s blog: No Lutheran who confesses that the Book of Concord is a correct…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 4 -Christian Unity and Peace
Luke 6:36-42 New King James Version 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. 37 “Judge not, and you shall…
Evaluate Your Pastorlings and Usurp Their Authority!
Do you find the Table of Duties and AC V inadequate when it comes to defining the responsibilities of a pastor? Wouldn’t it…
“Keep Calm, Jesus Is in the Boat” (Sermon on Mark 4:35-41, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Keep Calm, Jesus Is in the Boat” (Mark 4:35-41) “Be still, my soul.” Oh, really? You don’t know what I’m going through! My…
“The Father’s Grace Toward His Two Lost Sons” A Sermon on Luke 15:11-32
What comes to mind when I say the word “lost”? Perhaps you think of a time when you were driving in an unfamiliar…
Mercy & Vocation
I was recently engaged in a conversation concerning vocation, ‘diakonia’ and the mercy work of the church. As the conversation progressed, I was…
Dealing with Pietism on a Mass Scale
Very briefly… Things don’t always go as planned, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. A couple of weeks ago I was invited…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Nativity of John the Baptist
June 24th Luke 1:57-80 New King James Version Birth of John the Baptist 57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be…
Marriage
Associate Editor’s note: with this post we welcome Pastor Bruce Timm to our usual writing crew. After he gave me the smackdown on…
The Sins in Our Life Go Round and Round.
We’ve all got them. I like to call them conscience-killing or faith-destroying sins — those sins you just can’t seem to shake, sins…
Martin Luther and the Enthusiasts-Part II
In this second post on this topic we will examine the basic teachings of Andreas Karlstadt and Thomas Müntzer in the early 1520s…