Vocation and Lawlessness

July 6, 2020 / By

We Lutherans speak quite a bit about the second use of the Law (as a mirror) and the third use of the Law (as a guide), but we also need to reflect on the first use of the Law (as a curb).

Another Scourge

June 25, 2020 / By

1793. 1918. 2020. Devastating diseases have been a part of the human experience since the fall of human beings into sin.

The Failure of the Idol of Science

July 1, 2020 / By

In 1755, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal, on All Saints’ Day, terrorizing the city of 250,000. Churches were full when the first tremor struck. Many perished in collapsing churches.

By Faith, Not by Sight

June 24, 2020 / By

The issue begins to ask questions about what the church has learned about how it can continue to witness during government shutdowns.

A wedding story

June 19, 2020 / By

After a minute or so of this, Todd asked, “Pastor, what do you think was going on?” I said, “When it’s time, it’s time. Todd, it’s time.”

Give us a blessed end

July 1, 2020 / By

We do not often think of a funeral as the best time for reflection on the Small Catechism. However, when I conducted my first funeral as a young pastor, I was struck by just how appropriate Luther’s explanation to the Seventh Petition of the Lord’s Prayer was for just such an occasion. I not only incorporated it into my first funeral sermon but also led the congregation in a recitation of it then and at every subsequent funeral service.

Love is hard, hard work

June 4, 2020 / By

Christian love is defined by Christ and follows His example as confessed in 1 Corinthians 13. Christian love lives entirely for someone else.

Lutheran Witness: May 2020

June 5, 2024 / By

The May Lutheran Witness, “In sickness and in health,” contains articles on the theology of marriage and weddings, and on the church’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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