Luther on the “Monster of Uncertainty”
Here’s a beautiful excerpt from Luther’s Galatians commentary on the monster of uncertainty perpetuated by the church in Rome. You can find this exc...
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On Certainty, a little sermon from Martin Luther.
Teaching about the certainty that the Lord provided to Pharaoh through his double dreams (Genesis 41:13), Martin Luther gives his students a little meditation o...
How the Book of Mormon Was Written
Dear Friends, I am very proud to have a part in this project. St Hayden Abler (1996-2024) was a precious young man and a member of St Paul Lutheran Church,...
How old is the earth?
The question of the age of the Earth is an important one, not only scientifically but also theologically. Here are five questions I recommend for meditating on ...
Lectionaries: Old & New
This post in an excerpt from Notes on the Church Year by John Pless. Learn more about this book here. I. Jewish Lectionaries at the Time of the New Testament...
Truth as the True National Treasure: A Plea for Lutheran Solas in the Greek Soul
This is a guest post by Jordan Tsakmalis, a dear friend and one of the very few Lutherans in Greece. He gave this address at the theological conference in Thess...
Rome Examined: Eight Classes of Tradition
Crowd-sourcing some footnotes! The Council of Trent is Rome’s theological answer to the arguments of Luther. Martin Chemnitz’s Examination of the Co...
Who forgives sins?
There are some who would say that the authority to forgive sins belongs to the office of the ministry. That is, only pastors can forgive sins. I’d like to...
“This is the doctrine of the entire Holy Scripture” (Martin Luther on the faith of Jacob)
In the Worldwide Bible Class this morning we covered a remarkable portion of Luther’s Genesis commentary. Here’s the context. Jacob is returning to ...
On New Year’s Resolutions
I wrote the following about New Year’s Resolutions and Time and Repentance last year (2022). Reposting here for your consideration and edification. 1/ Res...
The Boomerang Paradox
“You can’t hit happiness by aiming for it.” I’ve been reflecting on this little truism for a few months now, and I think it unlocks a bunch of Biblical truths.....
Notes on Chiliasm (Dispensationalism)
Pr Theodore Engelder published as series of five articles against Dispensationalism (which he called Chiliasm) from March to July of 1935. John Stephenson right...
Lord, Teach Us to Pray (a media book on the Lord’s Prayer)
Here’s a new book that I’m particularly excited about: Lord, Teach Us to Pray, with Video Footnotes. The text is Martin Luther’s explanation o...
Martin Luther’s description of Faith
This is stunning. Taken from his Preface to the Book of Romans, but quoted here from the Formula of Concord IV.10-12, Luther’s description of faith is stu...
JOHANN VAN DEN ESSCHEN and HEINRICH VOS: The First Lutheran Martyrs
Pr. Jerome Gernander (of Hope Lutheran Church, ELS, Leander, TX) reminded me that this month is the 500th anniversary of the martyrdom of Esschen and Vos, the f...
Wordsworth’s New Testament Commentary
Christopher Wordsworth (nephew of William Wordsworth) was an Anglican Bishop, hymn writer, and Bible Scholar. I’ve found his commentary especially helpful and i...
Comfort for Those Tending to the Lord’s Littlest Sheep
Back in 2015 Keri (Mrs. Wolfmueller) wrote a series of three articles to encourage parents with little children in church. These three articles have been very h...
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,...
Luther on God’s Governance of the World
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...