456 Old Testament Passages considered Messianic by the Rabbis
You guys know I love The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim. There is a beautiful appendix (#9) with a list of 456 Old Testament passages.....
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A Small Catechism on the Divine Call
Pastor Brian Flamme put this together. Great stuff! (I didn’t get his permission, so no one tell him I’m posting this here.) Q: What is the Divine C...
Justified by Works: The Lutheran Confessions on James 2:24
From James 2:24 [our opponents] cite, “Ye see, then, how by works a man is justified, and not by faith alone.” Nor is any other passage supposed to be more...
About Lent…
Here are some notes from Pr. Pless about the history of Lent. (Find all his church year notes here.) LENT: History The word “Lent” comes from an old English wor...
The Gospel is for Sinners
Here’s a classic, beautiful excerpt from C. F. W. Walther’s “The Proper Distinction between Law and Gospel”. Thesis VIII. In the fourth ...
Ten Commandment Diagnostic Questions
One of the great gifts of the Ten Commandments is insight into our own failures. Like a doctor who tells us the bad, hard, and necessary news of a sickness...
Prayer
Here’s the link to the essay titled “St Paul and the Pastor’s Work of Prayer” : This was originally published in Seelsorger, A Journal o...
What’s the Big Deal about Baptism?
“Suppose there were a physician who had such skill that people would not die, or even though they died would afterward live forever. Just think how the world wo...
The Burning of Brother Henry (A Letter of Comfort from Martin Luther)
On December 10, 1524, a pastor and preacher, Henry of Zutphen, was beaten to death and burned for preaching the Gospel. Henry was a student and friend of Martin...
John the Baptist in Prison: A Meditation
from Alfred Edersheim’s Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah We are in spirit by the mount of God, and about to witness the breaking of a terrible storm. I...
Confessional Mirror
Ten Questions from the Ten Commandments: What am I afraid of? How are my prayers? What is my attitude toward worship? What is my attitude toward authority? ...
Progressive Mortification, How to Humble the Flesh
We want to do what is right, but there is something in that resists doing good. The Bible calls that our sinful flesh, and this article is about how we...
Martin Luther Tells the Story of How He Discovered the Gospel (or, perhaps, how the Gospel discovered him)
Here’s how Martin Luther discovered the Gospel in his own words. He gives this account in the introduction to his Latin Works, published in 1545. Meanwhil...
Build Your Christian Library: Luther’s “On the Councils and the Church”
Written by Martin Luther in 1539, On the Councils and the Church gives Luther’s wisdom for reforming the church, the place and role of a general church co...
Another from Martin Luther on the Three Estates, and a Stunning insight into the Nature of the Sacraments
Here’s another Luther quotation about the Three Estates that we’ve added to our Three Estates Quotation Collection Post here. Thanks, Kevin, for sen...
Why Some are Saved and Not Others Infographic
After watching this video about why some people are saved and not others, our friend Chip Thompson made this fantastic infographic:
Grappling Resources
Grappling with the Text is a unique Bible Study that focuses on the words of the text. With a unique blend of humor, bad drawings, and theological insight, thes...
Seelsorger Volume 4, Ready to Go!
Volume 4 of Seelsorger: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel is here and ready to go! (Order your copy from Lulu Publishing here.) Here’s th...
Top Thirteen Events in the Life of Martin Luther
There were a lot of important events in Luther’s life, so this list is, of course, subjective. But getting your head around these events will give you a b...