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…
All Saints’ Day – “Blessed Are You When You Suffer for Christ’s Sake”
All Saints Day November 4, 2018 “Blessed Are You When You Suffer for Christ’s Sake” Matthew 5:11-12 Click here…
Get some good dead orthodox audio into your ears… thanks to Scholia!
Thanks to Rev. Michael L. McCoy for putting this great list together. Instead of the fluff that passes for podcasts nowadays, how about…
Our Children Are Human Beings, Part I
This article was originally published in the Ancora Scholastica, the school newsletter of Mount Hope Lutheran School in Casper, WY. This may sound…
Dear “church”: Our Culture Despises Truth and It Is Your Fault, Here’s Why
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t see any number of posts or hear any number of churchgoing folk in…
A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Confession
Part III, Article VIII. Of Confession. 1] Since Absolution or the Power of the Keys is also an aid and consolation against sin…
The Law as Guide: Some Thoughts on the Law and the Gospel
The law always accuses the sinful flesh (Rom 3:20). The law is a salutary guide for those who are free from its condemnation through…
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity – “The Son of Man’s Authority on Earth to Forgive Sins”
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity October 11, 2015 “The Son of Man’s Authority on Earth to Forgive Sins” Matthew 9:1-8…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity – “The Law and the Gospel”
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity September 30, 2018 “The Law and the Gospel” Matthew 22:34-46 Click here to listen…
Advent 2019 Series – Picture of a Profound Mystery – Service Plan
This post is about the service plan – FOR THE DEVOTIONS CLICK HERE. It’s that time again when we are ready to release…
A Reading From The Book Of Concord – Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Each of our Scripture lessons today speaks against placing our self and our names, personal needs and reputations above those of our neighbor….
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity – “Sabbath Keeping”
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity October 12, 2014 “Sabbath Keeping” Luke 14:1-11 Click here to listen to audio of…
A Reading From The Book Of Concord – Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Just as Christ raised the son of the widow of Nain to go home and help his mother, and she to love her…
Why I Also Go To Church When It’s Raining
The following mini-article was included in the September 10, 1907 issue of Der Lutheraner under the title Warum ich auch bei Regenwetter in die…
The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity – “Life or Death: What Does Jesus Say?”
The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity September 16, 2018 “Life or Death: What Does Jesus Say?” Luke 7:14-15 Click here…
A Reading From The Book Of Concord – Feast Of St. Michael & All Angels Sunday
Never forget, dear Christians, as the Baptized, you are children of God and, thus, you are of those little ones with your very…
St. Michael and All Angels Day – “Guardian Angels”
St. Michael and All Angels Day October 4, 2009 “Guardian Angels” Matthew 18:10-11 Click here to listen to audio…
The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity – “Christian Values”
The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity September 9, 2018 “Christian Values” Matthew 6:24-34 Click here to listen to audio of…
A Reading From The Book Of Concord – Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
What is this faith of the tenth leper by which Jesus says he was saved, not merely cleansed as He says of the…