O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Oh, come, Oh, come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to t...
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Did Martin Luther claim that Jesus was an adulterer?
This accusation continues to roll around. Here, for example, or here. The source of the trouble is this quotation from the Table Talks: “Christ was an adulterer...
Martin Luther Calendar 2020
With Paintings from Lucas Cranach and teaching from Martin Luther, this calendar “redeems the time”. Order yours for $15.17 from Lulu here. Order yo...
The Christian Book of Concord
A theologian reads old theology books. The most important of all is the Christian Book of Concord. This is a collection of ten different documents gathered up i...
World-Wide Lutherans
I keep hearing from you Lutherans scattered around the world. Let’s see if we can make some connections. (This is a public map, so please pin your city, N...
The Gospel undoes the Fall
I never noticed this before. St. Paul ends his letter to the Romans with a number of profound instructions. I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those wh...
Martin Luther Calendar Contest
Friends, Here’s the idea: We’ll mix up some Lucas Cranach art and some Martin Luther quotations and build a calendar that will be beautiful and cate...
Two Religions
Here’s a nice section from Mueller’s Dogmatics I found digging around for more references to the opinio legis. Enjoy. 4. THE TWO SOURCES (PRINCIPIA ...
Elihu’s Seven Theses of Divine Justice
These were written by Pr Brian (the) Flamme, who talked about it with me on Cross Defense today: 1. God is not the cause of evil. Job 34:10 2. God...
Dear ELCA
Dear ELCA, You’ve been tricked. I’m sorry I don’t know a nicer way to say this. I’ve been watching your assembly videos and reading the resolu...
The Usefulness of Francis Pieper’s Dogmatics
Thanks to Jason Braaton and the Gottesdienst Crowd for having me on to talk about Dogmatic Theology the work of a pastor. Check it out: https://www.gottesdienst...
Apologetic Opportunism
My friend Pastor Brian Flamme completed his Master’s Thesis titled “Apologetic Opportunism: The Viability of Various Apologetic Methods in Light of ...
Seelsorger 5 published
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The Seven Rules of the Cross
The following is an excerpt from Preparing for Death – The Holy Art of Dying by Pastor Martin Moller (1547-1606). You can find an audio version, downloadab...
A Catechism on Death, Life, and the Resurrection
Download as a PDF booklet. What is Death? Temporal death is the separation of the body and the soul. Luke 12:20– But God said to him, ‘F...
Five Rules for Reading the Book of Revelation
This is an excerpt from Has American Christianity Failed. We will, then, consider five rules for reading the Revelation, with the hopes that this book will deli...
Martyr’s Faith, First Reviews
The first reviews for A Martyr’s Faith for a Faithless World have come in. Wow. Thank you. Reflecting the heart of a pastor and the sober mind of one who....
Stoicism, and Paul and Seneca
I have a theory, something like this: POINT 1: Human wisdom tends in two directions: Pain is bad. Good is good. We’ve called those two divergent views by ...
Hope
Key Verses Psalm 33:17–22 17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is...