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).
Vocation and Lawlessness Read More »
1793. 1918. 2020. Devastating diseases have been a part of the human experience since the fall of human beings into sin.
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.
The Failure of the Idol of Science Read More »
The issue begins to ask questions about what the church has learned about how it can continue to witness during government shutdowns.
By Faith, Not by Sight Read More »
The June/July Lutheran Witness reflects on the response of the church to the COVID-19 pandemic, under the theme “By Faith, Not by Sight.”
Lutheran Witness: June/July 2020 Read More »
God works His greatest blessings through crosses.
Does God will suffering and affliction? Read More »
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.”
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.
Give us a blessed end Read More »
Christian love is defined by Christ and follows His example as confessed in 1 Corinthians 13. Christian love lives entirely for someone else.
Love is hard, hard work Read More »
Thoughts from the midst of the virus by Derek Lecakes. Life has changed.
Christ’s Care in Coronavirus Read More »
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.
Lutheran Witness: May 2020 Read More »
Pandemics and plagues have come and gone over the millennia. Christ has sustained His church.
This pandemic is temporary Read More »