Come, Lord Jesus
When I became a Lutheran, one of the few things about my new church that I did not love was the Common Table Prayer.
Gene Edward Veith
Dr. Gene Edward Veith is the author of over 20 books on different facets of Christianity and culture, including, most recently, Authentic Christianity (CPH), with A. Trevor Sutton. A retired English professor and college administrator, he also directs the Cranach Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, and blogs regularly at patheos.com/blogs/geneveith.
Another Side of Luther’s Bible Translation
Luther’s translation of the Bible into German is celebrated for making the Word of God accessible to ordinary people.
Christian Deconversion to Atheism
Unbelievers sometimes convert to Christianity. But sometimes Christians deconvert to unbelief.
Infinitely Large and Infinitely Small
In the arguments over Christ’s presence in the Lord’s Supper, the Reformed side invoked Aristotle’s philosophical adage that “the finite cannot contain the infinite.”
Why the Nations Rage
The nations are raging, the peoples are plotting and the rulers are taking counsel together. Hostility against Christianity is intensifying.
God without Christ
Luther warned against speculating about God apart from His incarnation in Jesus Christ.
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.
The Common Order of Christian Love
According to Luther’s teachings about the Christian life, the good works God desires of us are carried out in our vocations.
Temporal and Eternal
The two kingdoms doctrine in Lutheran theology is not just distinction between the church and the state, the sacred and the secular, or the spiritual and the physical. Luther often described them as the “temporal kingdom” and the “eternal kingdom.” Though temporal and eternal includes the other senses, the distinction between the temporal and the
Heresy of Constant Conflict
As secularism grows and theological literacy declines, it’s little wonder that ancient heresies are rushing into the void.
Vocation of Citizenship
Vocation means far more than “what I do for a living.” According to Luther, Christians have multiple vocations or callings.
The Religiously Remixed
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, we do not live in an increasingly secularized, materialist society. Rather, we live in a society in which people are increasingly “spiritual, but not religious.”