Overcoming Loneliness in the Church
Our need for love is part of bearing His image.
When Stewards Self-Sabotage
As fallen stewards, there are several ways that we sabotage our own stewardship. Repentance is the only answer.
Nourished by His Word: First Lutheran Church of Boston
“The same church that grows in the fields and the suburbs is here in Boston for you.”
Broken Community: Fifty Years After the Walkout
Our theology has consequences. What is taught in college and seminary classrooms filters down into the preaching and life of the church.
Lutheran Witness: February 2024
The February issue of The Lutheran Witness recalls the history of the “Walkout” from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from “A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles”
This document endures as a confessional testimony against historical criticism of the Bible.
Who Wrote the Common Table Prayer?
The Common Table Prayer is old, older than our own memory. But how old is it, and who wrote it?
On “It Is Finished” by James Tissot
Tissot gave the viewer unvarnished slices of biblical life, based on his own experiences in those places where our Lord actually walked.
A Living Hospice: Loving my unborn son after his diagnosis
Our son never needed abortion, he needed love.
On ‘Hannah Coulter’: Conforming our memories to Christ
By conforming her memory to Christ, Hannah has a foretaste of heaven and a vision of eternity.
Community in Worship, Part III: Worship Is Incomplete Without You
The act of worship requires worshipers.
Community in Worship, Part II: Worship Nurtures a Community That Is Alien to This World
In worship, a culture alien to this world is formed.