Seeing Is Not Believing
In the three year lectionary, the Gospel text this year for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost is John 6:35-51. Let us observe how…
In the three year lectionary, the Gospel text this year for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost is John 6:35-51. Let us observe how…
John 20:19-31 Our text says, “Then, the same day at evening.” The day was Easter. So this is the night of Easter Day.[1]…
“Into His Death and Resurrection – Lenten Devotions on Holy Baptism” is finally ready for print and purchase.
Almost two years have passed since I published “One in 1200 and One in the Lord,” which was more widely received than I…
Although I am a convert to the traditional Lutheran confessions and believe the historic liturgy is generally the proper form of Christian worship,…
Introduction In Part 1 , we introduced a set of sermons by Martin Luther that answer many common questions about Baptism that are both…
Introduction In Part 1, we introduced a set of sermons by Martin Luther that answer many common questions about Baptism that are both…
Introduction You hear questions about Baptism. You have your own questions. Many of these questions are common and are asked repeatedly. Many…
Buchanan, Colin, A Case for Infant Baptism, rev. ed. (Cambridge: Grove Books Limited, 1984). Chemnitz, Martin, “Original Sin” in The Doctrine of Man…
Septuagesima Sunday January 28, 2018 “Once Saved Always Saved? No!” 1 Corinthians 9:24 –10:5 Click here to listen to…
Here is something that is not to be done: stepping on the train of a king’s robe. With that in mind, recall what…
The Baptism of our Lord (Quinquagesima Sunday) February 11, 2018 “Baptism and Righteousness” St. Matthew 3: 13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to…
“The Lord’s Prayer in the Lord’s Passion” is the theme of the Lenten devotion that Steadfast Lutherans has put together this year. The…
In the worship wars, one of the alleged reasons for abandoning the historic liturgy is to make worship relevant. We want application of…
The Baptism of Our Lord St. Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him….
We must trust Christ to raise us from death to life. We must trust him for this twice: regarding our resurrection, and regarding…
When I go out of town I love to read the newspaper, particularly when I’m in a small, isolated, rural community. You get…
I am consistently amazed at the visceral reaction of those who deny the efficacy of Baptism to any talk about how Baptism is…
Adam did battle with Satan in the Garden Paradise and lost. It was a no-contest, really. By the time round two came around,…
Despite all of the emphasis Scripture puts on life together, it’s really common for Christians to see faith individualistically. Of course you can’t…
This is the second part of my response to the blog article, “How Lutherans Implicitly Deny Faith Alone in Christ Alone.” Three Examples…
This blog article, “How Lutherans Implicitly Deny Faith Alone in Christ Alone,” showed up in my Facebook news feed a couple days ago….
One of the problems with FiveTwo is that it is a movement. The thing about movements is that they move (or at least…
There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said…
FiveTwo recently published an article by Jim Marriot titled, “The Sacramental Nature of Music.” At the outset he claims: “I believe music has…