Should Actors Be Citizens?
Apparently, in ancient Rome, and according to Plato, the answer is “no”. Here’s the quotation from Augustine’s City of God (II.14): The...
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The gospel in the Old Testament, Martin Luther traces the golden thread of the promise of Christ in his preface to the New Testament
Here’s the text: Now to strengthen this faith, God promised this Gospel and testament in many ways, by the prophets in the Old Testament, as St. Paul says...
The Visit of the Magi: An Excerpt from Edersheim’s “Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah”
Blessed Epiphany! I come back to Alfred Edersheim’s Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (first edition 1883) over and over again. It is a fantastically he...
Grand Rapids Conference, February 16-17, 2018
Thank you to the saints of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Grand Rapids, MI for the invitation to speak to their congregation. They want to extend the invitation ...
Where the Law Should and Should Not Go: A Sermon Preached by Pr Jared Melius
A few weeks back Hope Lutheran Church hosted the Steadfast Lutheran Conference on the Three Estates. The following sermon was preached by Pastor Jared Melius of...
Six Questions for An Evolutionist
I reject Evolutionist Cosmology for two chief reasons. First, I believe the Bible. Second, I’m against violence, especially when it is exalted to the sour...
Martin Luther’s Commentary on Genesis 2, Published!
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD | BOOK $5 (Lulu link) Another day, another chapter of Luther’s Genesis Commentary! If you guys can wait a few days, I think we’ll ...
Praise for Luther’s Genesis Commentary
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD | PRINT BOOK ($5, LULU) “Whoever has not read this Commentary is not worthy of the name of a theologian.” -Daniel Cramer (1630) &n...
READ LUTHER! READ LUTHER!! READ LUTHER!!!
This is great! From Dr. John Lenker’s introduction to volume 1 of Luther’s Genesis Commentary, 1904 (link): READ LUTHER! READ LUTHER!! READ LUTHER!...
The Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Published
FREE DOWNLOAD | PRINT EDITION ($5) A number of political and theological controversies followed after the death of Martin Luther (in 1546). These controversies ...
Lutheran Reformation Tour Recommendations
As we arrived back from our June (2017) tour in Germany, I asked all my fellow adventurers for a review/recommendation of the trip. I’m pleased to post th...
Custom Large Catechism Introduction Sample
Here is a sample introduction letter for Around the Word’s Custom Large Catechism: A Note from the Pastor Dear Friend, You hold in your hand a treasure of...
“Has American Christianity Failed?” Study Guide and Questions
Many thanks to Pr Mark Moreno for putting together this study guide of “Has American Christianity Failed?” Has Christianity Failed_ Study Questions ...
St. Matthew Teaching Bible
Dear Friends, I’m very pleased to announce the publication of the St. Matthew Teaching Bible. We have formatted the text of St. Matthew with extra large m...
Holy Week Chronology Re-Boot
Thanks to Chip Thompson for this fantastic re-do of the Passion History: HolyWeekChronology-New (1)
Has American Christianity Failed? presentation in Boulder, CO (Video)
Thanks to University Lutheran Chapel in Boulder for hosting me for a presentation about the book, Has American Christianity Failed?
Flamme on Aquinas on Augustine on the Incarnation
From Pr. Brian Flamme: Augustine speaks about the incarnation at length in many sources, but he doesn’t have one treatise devoted to the subject. Thomas A...
True Euthanasia: What is a Good Death?
(Note: this old newsletter article was written in 2016, but I don’t think I ever published it. PrBW) Euthanasia is a Greek word; eu means “good̶...
Everyman’s Luther: Martin Luther’s Smalcald Articles
Here is the second book in the Everyone’s Luther series: Smalcald Articles. Eat it up! In 1537 Fredrick the Wise ask Martin Luther to prepare a a summary ...