Comfort for Suffering Christians: Martin Luther on John 15:1
(LW 24, 193-201) I am the true Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.Every branch of Mine that bears no fruit He takes away,and every branch that does bear fru...
Category: Bible Study
The Passion of Jesus (drawn from all four Gospels)
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 ...
Fasting: Two Ways
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...
The Four Winds that Blow in the Human Heart (Martin Luther’s Map of Human Emotions)
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...
Vain Rage
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...
Free Bible Study Tools
There are a lot of resources for Bible Study out there. Here are some of the free tools I use all the time. (If you have suggestions, please put them...
Introducing the Books of the Bible
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Peter confesses to Jesus, and the church echoes this confession. The Lord’s W...
My Bible Reading Plan
Here’s the plan I like to use for reading through the Bible. I built it a few years age for the Rightly Divided Blog, and it’s the best I’ve b...
On the Incarnation (Quotation Drop Post)
The incarnation of our Lord Jesus is the second great mystery of the Christian faith. It is a stunning confession: that the eternal God has become a man. It str...
Bible Chronologies: Books of the Bible and the Life of Christ
Pr Jonathan Fisk and I were talking this morning about the Bible chronologies I use. He wanted to publish them. I want to beat him to the punch. So, here...
Summary of Job: Extremely abridged, super colloquialized
This theological summary of the book of Job comes from Pastor Jared Melius of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Denver, CO. It is worth its weight in gold. 3. Job:...
The Book of Job (An Expanded Outline with Excerpts)
While getting ready for today’s Issues, etc. interview on the book of Job I found this old “Expanded Outline” I put together. I share it hear ...
Jesus’ Burial and Rest in the Tomb
As always, Alfred Edersheim’s pious reflections on the burial of Jesus are edifying. This is a great Holy Saturday reading for you and your family. Thanks...
The Royal Entry Into Jerusalem according to Alfred Edersheim
I continually return to Alfred Edersheim’s The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, and I am always edified by it. Here is his chapter on the triumphal en...
Angels and Demons: A Bible Study Anthology
Here’s something new! Here is the first in a series of Bible Study Anthologies, excerpts from the Lutheran Dogmaticians on various topics. The first editi...
Jesus does to the Devil for 1000 Years what the Devil did to Jesus for Three Days
On Revelation 20, Christopher Wordsworth makes this beautiful point: Observe the striking contrast: Christ has done to Satan, for the whole time of the Gospel, ...
Martin Luther’s Genesis Commentary (1-4) Audio Book
Thank the Lord for Pastor McCoy, who recorded the audio of Luther’s Genesis (1-4) Commentary. You can listen to it all here for free, or download the audi...
Martin Luther’s Malachi Commentary, the Highlights
Here are a few of the highlights from Martin Luther’s commentary on the book of The Prophet Malachi. These are from volume 18 of Luther’s Works, whi...
anti-catechism/Bible Study/conscience/conscience/Theology/Theology/Three Estates/Video/Vocation/Wisdom
Roots Campus Ministry Lectures: The Next 500 Years of the Reformation
It was wonderful to be invited by the students of Lindenwood to reflect on the next 500 years of the Reformation. What a question! In these videos I reflect on....
Martin Luther’s Introduction to the Psalms
PREFACE TO THE PSALMS. Martin Luther. Many of the holy fathers have highly eulogised the Psalms, and preferred them to the other sacred books of Scripture. The ...