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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
The Cover We Didn’t Choose
As Lutherans, we believe “that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them” (SC II 1). We confess, moreover, that mankind was created “in the image of God” (Gen. ...
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God without Christ
Luther warned against speculating about God apart from His incarnation in Jesus Christ.
Joseph the Father
There are no accidents in God’s plan for our salvation. He planned and executed everything perfectly for the salvation of mankind.
A Tract on Life in Christ
In “The Freedom of a Christian,” Luther lays out the central Reformation assertion that faith in Christ and not works of the law justifies sinful ...
Lord Keep Us Steadfast
Luther’s much simpler and shorter hymn, “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” (LSB 655), simply wins the day, hands down.
Called to Serve
Martin was a career military officer, as his father before him. That’s the way it was in the 4th century in the Roman Imperial Army. ...
Creating a New God
Whatever you put your faith in, that is your god. So said Luther in his explanation to the First Commandment in the Large Catechism.