Christian Dogmatics Bibliography for the English-Reading Layperson
UPDATE NOTE: Thanks to Eric Obermeyer for contributing links to online editions that we have added since the original publication of this bibliography….
UPDATE NOTE: Thanks to Eric Obermeyer for contributing links to online editions that we have added since the original publication of this bibliography….
Steadfast Lutherans will soon be publishing a book titled “Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach.” The book will be available as…
“A little yeast leavens the whole lump.” Galatians 5:9 In Dr. Luther’s commentary on this verse, we may observe his typical approach in…
And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed…
“I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither…
In this second post on this topic we will examine the basic teachings of Andreas Karlstadt and Thomas Müntzer in the early 1520s…
Has fidelity to the institution become more important than doctrine in the Missouri Synod? There are deep doctrinal divisions in the Missouri Synod…
Do you want to grow your congregation? It’s simple! Just follow these two easy steps. 1) Read the Bible. 2) Do the exact opposite….
“Mom always liked you best.” That was the signature line of the comedy act, the Smothers Brothers. In an interview by PBS, Tommy…
A great deal of practical wisdom for the church today can be found in Wilhelm Löhe’s “Three Books about the Church.” In this…
It’s not uncommon these days to hear people lament the loss of denominational loyalty, particularly in congregations which were once thriving but are…
This reflection is a comparison between two commemorations. The first one is the death of Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor, 18 November, 1546…
The author of Hebrews says, “The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two edged sword,” (Hebrews 4:12). A sharp…
St. Paul teaches that the Church is the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:12ff.). Christ is not divided (1 Cor 1:13), nor should…
We Americans vote on everything. We vote on who will be our next President, all the way down to who will be the…
Subscribers to the magazine Lutheran Witness, the official magazine of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, are no doubt aware of recent improvements…
For many years much of Lutheranism has suffered from a disconnect with regard to doctrine and practice and their relationship. A few years…
One of the first district pastors’ conferences that I ever attended, and certainly one that I will always remember, was in the late…
Recently I was discussing some things with a fellow pastor and I uttered the phrase above. Many comments recently on this blog have…
I don’t always post my sermons here, but I do occasionally, especially when they intersect with the particular interests of the Brothers of…