Let us consider another similar passage: "He that believes in the Son has eternal life, but he that believes not the Son shall not see ...

In preaching, the Church does not aim to support the holy Word by human art, but the chief matter is not to hinder its power and operation a...

My Jesus, how can I sufficiently praise Your great love, since You have not only given Yourrself into death for me, a poor sinner, but als...

But do you? I know I said that for years with the best of intentions. But I inevitably fell prey to forgetfulness. To remember, I have ...

She [the Lutheran Church] does not consider it an insult if it is said: This pastor thinks it is enough to preach, catechize, administer th...

Who can measure the happiness of heaven, where no evil at all can touch us, no good will be out of reach; where life is to be one long loud ...

....should not be allowed to work evenings. First, because then I have to labor over fixing dinner. Like tonight. I sent David to Edwardsv...

O Christ, who art the light and day, Thou drivest night and gloom away; O Light of Light, whose Word doth show The light of heav'n to us...

Let us never forget that we are saved, not merely by coming to faith, but by persevering in it. We do not reach our heavenly goal because w...

Well, if this could have been done, or can still be done, then for my part I have to say what the apostle said in regard to the law: "T...

Before the ending of the day, Creator of the world we pray! Thy grace and peace to us allow And be our Guard and Keeper now. From all the ...

Christopher Orr raised a very good question on an earlier post. What IS salvation? How is it being understood? I would offer the followi...

Our human reason has a hard time comprehending all this. If God really wanted all people to be saved, we may think, then they would certain...

For all other sins only prevail in evil deeds; pride only has to be guarded against in things that are rightly done. Whence it happens that ...

My good friend, Chris Jones, has pointed out that in my previous post on "You have no right to exist" the words "[Tne Luthera...

To deny one's self is to renounce self-love; self-love hinders the love of God in the soul. If you would be a disciple of Christ it is ...

Now, all this was so accomplished that nothing in the future escaped the foreknowledge of God, yet nothing in the foreknowledge compelled an...

No, I'm not talking about the way that some mothers speak of their unborn children. I'm talking of the way that other Christians som...

The two in question: Mark 9:38-40 and Matthew 12:30. These are my thoughts to a meditation posted by my good friend, John Fenton, on his b...

Lent is quickly coming upon us and we must make a decision. Will this Lent be business as usual? Or will we hear and heed the Church’s cal...