Herman Sasse: Courage for Confession
Sasse was a faithful witness to the cross of Christ in his teaching and writing but also in a life that brought him into conflict and suffering on account of the Gospel.
Treasury of Daily Prayer: A COVID Lifeline
After years of trying (and failing) to establish a daily devotional time, the Treasury of Daily Prayer has been a game-changer.
Waking Up in America
We know people were hungry for the bread of life in the past because they pursued Him into the desert to hear His words, and in our own past we have seen and known amazing things: people building their church and their school before they built their sod houses on the Great Plains, pastors traveling enormous distances on horseback and on foot to lonely settlements to bring the Gospel, churches popping up in the most crowded cities and the most uncrowded prairies.
The Existing Legal Protections of Religious Liberty
Despite concerns over a number of recent decisions by the US Supreme Court, a number of protections for religious liberty are still in place.
Facial Recognition and the Face of God
Seeing God is one thing. Seeing God’s face is something entirely different.
Lutheran Martyrs in Nigeria
Thousands of Lutherans have been driven out of their communities, lost their homes and all of their belongings, and must live in refugee camps.
Of Parking Lots and Catacombs
If the only place the church could gather to hear the Word and receive the Sacraments was a [catacomb/graveyard/prison camp], would I go?
Jesus is Lord
Three simple words, but words that cause the devil to rage, words that cost countless lives, words that are on our lips. What is it about these words, this simple confession, “Jesus is Lord,” that has so much power?
Our Whole Future Wholly in His Hands
When we were baptized, we weren’t given a spirit of fear.
Faith & 5G
As this new technology becomes widespread, the tragic story of the Nehushtan may be repeated. We can twist the good gifts from God into inimical idols.
Supreme Court Makes LGBT Agenda a Civil Right
The court voted 6-3 to add sexual orientation, gender identity and transsexual status to the civil rights law, with only Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh and Alito dissenting.
Spiraling Out of Control
A recent poll found that 80% of Americans believe the country is “spiraling out of control.”