The Hill on Which to Die
Are you willing to die on that hill? This is a question that often gets asked when pastors face bad doctrine and practice…
Are you willing to die on that hill? This is a question that often gets asked when pastors face bad doctrine and practice…
“…and who is my neighbor?” …the lawyer asked Jesus, seeking to justify himself. Jesus had just commanded a perfect love for God and…
You can have theology any time of the day. However other gifts of God have their appropriate time. In the morning, when you…
At 509 pages, the 2016 LCMS Regular Convention Workbook is rather hefty. If you’re a delegate and you don’t start studying this thing…
Editor’s Note: The following was Pr. Chris Thoma’s prayer at the Michigan State Senate. In the name of the Father and of the…
The reason the worship wars have been so heated is because people are emotionally attached to songs that they feel have helped their…
In light of recent events in North Carolina, perhaps like me, you have been struggling with what seems to be a frustratingly uncomplicated…
Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly Lord God of Sab-a-oth; heav’n and earth are full of Thy glo-ry. Ho-san-na, ho-san-na, ho-san-na in the high-est. Bless-ed is…
Here I come, in the midst of all our Easter joy, and have to be a killjoy. But I won’t apologize for it…
In a fortune cookie I once read what was purported to be a Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. In these…
Editor’s Note: Go and check out this new Lutheran site Driving on Sunday. I hear it all the time. “The world is…
The following article was written by Rev. Dr. Kristian Kincaid, and was published in the April 2016 Lutheran Clarion, a publication of The Lutheran…
Gottesdienst, one of the best online and print Lutheran organizations out there is hosting a conference on Tuesday, May 17th in St. Louis…
It was a dark, cold night, on the evening of January first, when two weary travelers trudged through a dimly lit neighborhood in…
We have seen what the 3-10A Task Force came up with – nothing decisive or substantial. You can read the original resolution, report,…
At one time in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, Scripture’s teaching on Holy Communion was taken seriously, and Closed Communion was the order of…
The following stanzas are based on the words from BWV 67 – “Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ“, J.S. Bach’s Cantata for Quasimodo Geniti Sunday….
Dear LCMS Pastors, I think I’m writing for the majority of laymen in the LCMS when I say thank you for bringing us…
This is the difference between sin and scandal. Sin comes from the heart (Matt 15:19). Scandal is public (Matt 18:7). Sin causes the…
Here’s the short version: I received an email from a person I didn’t know, Alice Stone, asking whom she could contact to report…
For congregations, Holy Week and Easter can often present challenges and opportunities for the proclamation of God’s Word. On the one hand, especially…
Thank you to Mark DeGarmeaux for the translation. We know this one from LSB’s “On my heart imprint Your Image” which is only…
The following is the third sermon in a Lenten series on the hymn, “I Walk in Danger All the Way” (LSB 716): And…
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. (2 Corinthians 4: 5) “The…
One of my favorite shows, MythBusters, recently aired its last episode. Alas, no more urban legends busted and odd ideas ruled plausible or…