What happens when you die?
What happens when you die? God’s Word only tells us a little about the state of the soul between death and the resurrection;…
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The Resurrection: Blasphemy to the Religion of Reason
In 1777, a German writer, philosopher, and play-writer named Gotthold Lessing published a short article entitled, “On the Proof of the Spirit and…
“The Lord’s Prayer in the Lord’s Passion”: The Conclusion
“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…
Conversion: Trusting God’s Word for Your Regeneration and Resurrection
We must trust Christ to raise us from death to life. We must trust him for this twice: regarding our resurrection, and regarding…
Who Are These Candidates, Really?
This is a presidential election year. There have been so many candidates. People wanted to know, who are these people, really? Who are…
“O, Lazarus, Come Out” — A Hymn for the Church
This hymn is offered here freely for you to use in holy worship. If you do choose to use it, please be kind…
Satan, the World’s First Feminist
Adam did battle with Satan in the Garden Paradise and lost. It was a no-contest, really. By the time round two came around,…
The Blessed Begats
In Junior Confirmation, we read through the Old Testament. We didn’t get very far before I was having trouble. In Genesis 5, we…
The Gospel According to Elsa
Jesus never said, “Let go and let God”, He said, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” There’s a big difference. Both “let go…
That Can’t Be Here. It’s in Chicago.
Marilyn and I were walking in Nice, Provence. While passing a gallery, something on a wall inside caught me. I stopped, stepped back,…
The Most Dangerous Situation You’ll Ever Encounter: A Sermon for Wednesday of Judica on Psalm 130
Click here for a free, downloadable Bible study of Psalm 130 from Around the Word. Out | of the depths* I cry to…
False Christs and Wrong Answers: A Sermon for the Confession of St. Peter on St. Mark 8:27-35
From the very beginning of St. Mark’s Gospel, things hadn’t been going particularly well for our Lord. In chapter 1 He’s tempted by…
Keeping Mercy & Life Together Together
I recently had the privilege of attending “In the World for Good”, a conference on Urban Ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary in…
The Kyrie: Simple Words, Profound Comfort
(Luther, “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector”) Sometimes the most simple and obvious things are also the most profound. We…
The Inconvenient Truth of Easter
If you’re lucky this time of the year you might be able to find – tucked away in the farthest corner of the…
Jesus’ Resurrection is History
There is no tale ever told that men would rather find was true, and none which so many skeptical men have accepted as…