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...
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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...
Doctrines Bound Up to the Ascension of Jesus, a quick list
Doctrines Bound Up to the Ascension of Jesus, a quick list Throne Jesus sits at the Father’s right hand. This is not a place, but the Father’s authority. The en...
Can you lose your salvation? Notes
https://youtu.be/qTC-1D-oVUI Three reasons people ask this question: Committed some terrible sin Want to commit a terrible sin Reading Calvinist blogs Bible tal...
Luther’s Rose
Jason, the man, myth, and legend, designed a new version of the Luther Rose to be used in the Wolfson Confirmation Certificate. We would like to give this image...
Martin Luther’s Top Five “Beer” Quotations
Martin Luther and beer. It’s a famous story. Here are the top five Luther quotations regarding the “loudmouth-soap.” #5: A Letter to Ka...
It’s that time of year again: Holy Week and Resurrection Chronologies
Holy Week Chronology: www.hope-aurora.org/docs/HolyWeekChronology.pdf Resurrection Chronology: www.hope-aurora.org/docs/Resurrection_Chronology.pdf
Confession and Absolution Survey
Dear Friends, I’m working on an article regarding Confession and Absolution, and especially about the different beliefs and practices of other confessions...
The Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant, Revised
Here is my revision of the oft quoted Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant. I added one sentence to the end. A group of blind men heard that...
“Luther’s essay on Christian Liberty has more truth in the first 13 pages than all of them…”
From Clay: I have read a lot of Christian books, I’d say at least 200. And participated in many “Bible studies” where these books were...
Luther on Doctors, Lawyers, Theologians, and “Man as sinner.”
It is amazing how our vocations change how we see the world. Martin Luther noticed this and mentions it in his masterful introduction to Psalm 51. Lawyers think...
Whether Soldiers, Too, Can Be Saved
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD | PRINT EDITION ($5) In this classic essay, Luther takes up the question of being a Christian and a Soldier. He gives soldiers (and others wit...
30 Day Marriage Devotional
Dear Friends, Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Around the Word has set up a 30-day marriage email devotional based on Pastor Andrew Richard’s book ...
The Quest for Self
“The gift of you is not for you, it is for those around you.” Pastor Jonathan Fisk on Issues, Etc Click here to listen to the entire interview: http...
A Cloud of Witnesses with a Catalogue of Testimonies
Here’s the Catalogue of Testimonies. ATHANASIUS, On the Arian and Catholic Confession (t. 2, op. p. 579, ed. Colon.): “God was not cha...