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Alright, you most likely got excited when you saw the title of this post. Yes, FREE BEER! The next logical question is, “Where?”…
Alright, you most likely got excited when you saw the title of this post. Yes, FREE BEER! The next logical question is, “Where?”…
During the 16th Century a debate arose on the doctrine of justification. Andreas Osiander taught “…that a person is declared righteous by God because…
As the controversy over Chick-fil-A continues, I have noticed something that has been reoccurring. Ad Hominem reasoning has been really active lately. Ad…
This question came in regarding why Lutherans go to church on Sundays. Since this question can be asked in two different ways, two…
My concern with some preaching and teaching these days is the desire to move to sanctification without journeying through the cross first. This…
Here is a question that came in using our Ask a Pastor feature; click on the button on the sidebar to ask your…
Oswald Bayer’s book handles the idea of living by faith. In fact his whole book centers Romans 1:17. In the early part of…
I have received a lot of positive feedback over the last several years from the Plan A and Plan B Teaching Sheet titled,…
Chances are that you have never heard of an epistemological crisis. Don’t worry I will be the first to confess that the terminology…
When I was in grade school I collected baseball cards. My favorite baseball player was Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers. I…
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow… The power of sin, death and the devil has been destroyed…
So how has the church responded to the decline in church attendance in America? Rev. Terry Forke has just released an excellent article…
Thesis III of Walther’s Law and Gospel in Laymen’s Terms: Understanding the differences between God’s demanding words and God’s words of promise is…
Does Everybody Have a God? What do we love? What do we place our hope in? What do we value? The way that…
During the time of Martin Luther there were theological presuppositions that had been ingrained in the lives, thoughts and actions of the people….
I learned a lesson in humility from a book that I recently read. In the book the authors, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van…
Several years ago I received the criticism from some parishioners (former now), that I was preaching and teaching with a low view of…
Have you read this new book by Todd Burpo? This book tells the story of his son who died and went to heaven….
The following is a sermon from one of my friends and mentors, Pastor Rick Bridston. The sermon was delivered as the 2010 Commencement…
Does immorality pose a threat to the Gospel? In other words, do the sins of life, the depravity of man and the ugliness…
A teacher of scripture who wishes to teach and preach correctly needs to present all the different doctrines of the Bible correctly….
The sacraments of baptism and communion were instituted by Jesus. He calls the church to baptize in the great commission of Matthew 28:16-20…
Thesis I of Walther’s Law and Gospel in Laymen’s Terms: The whole Bible can be separated into two easy categories, they are Law…
In John 8:11b Jesus says, “Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.” This is a passage that was spoken…
For devotions and discipleship, one of my staff and I worked through C.F.W. Walther’s book titled, “The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel.”…