A few theses on the Divine Estate of Marriage in a Divided World.
These theses were written by Pastor Warren Graff (retired, in New Mexico), in response to recent Twitter conversations about race and marriage. Like all theses,...
These theses were written by Pastor Warren Graff (retired, in New Mexico), in response to recent Twitter conversations about race and marriage. Like all theses,...
Here is some fantastic insight from Luther on how God governs the lowly. Furthermore, God’s presence in this most humble kind of life should be recognized. Like...
Bach’s St. John’s Passion is a musical setting of John 18-19 (with two verses from Matthew inserted), interspersed with chorales (Lutheran Hymns) and original a...
(Here’s a quick note. Pr Will Weedon was teaching 1 Thessalonians this weekend and pointed this out to us. Thanks, Will.) Remember that 1 Thessalonians is the f...
The Bible speaks clearly about marriage and chastity. The Christian is appointed by the Lord to pursue the virtue of chastity, to honor the great gift of marria...
Earlier today I was digging around The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church on the topic of the filioque. The pour pages that follow gave a won...
In the Nicene Creed, the western church confesses that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. The eastern churches do not. This is a point of lon...
In the Third Part of Martin Luther’s Great Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper (1528) he lays out a summary of his doctrine and teaching, like a mini-Augsburg...
Luther on Jacob’s Ladder, this is great Christmas preaching! But what is this ascent and descent? I reply that it is this very mystery that in one and the same....
The theme for the Around the Word 2023 calendar is “Give Thanks.” Combining classic Christian art with Bible passages about Thanksgiving, this calen...
Download a pdf of twelve Thanksgiving Text cards here:
On November 5, 2022, Dr Joel Heck and I lectured on creation topics. You can find the audio and handouts of the sessions here. “The Importance of Beginnin...
Here is a glorious passage from Luther’s Genesis commentary explaining Jacob’s Ladder. Here’s a video of me teaching this passage in the World...
Closed Communion is a difficult doctrine and practice. Much of the difficulty comes from the different assumptions the Bible has about our faith (is it individu...
Download: Portions selected from Matthew 26:15-27:66, Mark 14:12-15:47, Luke 22:7-23:56, and John 13:1-19:42, arranged chronologically to tell the story of the ...
Martin Luther on the two types of fasting. Here’s a helpful distinction from Luther: the fasting we choose, and the fasting God chooses. This Gospel is re...
Why do we need forgiveness in the Lord’s Supper if we are already forgiven in baptism? I was answering this question in the March 7 edition of the Lent-Up...
This is a nice little paragraph in Martin Luther’s introduction to the book of Psalms in which he sketches out the four winds that toss around the ship of...
Looking at Psalm 2:1 this morning, and noticing a few things I hadn’t before. Why do the nations rageand the peoples plot in vain? Psalm 2:1 First, this v...