Wherefore with full assurance let us partake as of the Body and Blood of Christ: for in the figure of Bread is given to you His Body, and in...

The truth is, that this doctrine, so clearly revealed in the New Testament, so clearly confessed by the Early Church, lies at the very heart...

[Proverbs 9:1-10 / 1 John 3:13-18 / Luke 14:15-24] “Blessed is everyone who WILL EAT bread in the Kingdom of God!” That’s what the fellow c...

Man, is this guy unbelievably helpful: "The theory of the atonement, which pretends to explain it, is rotten at the core. The atoneme...

Receive in the bread that which hung upon the cross. Receive in the cup that which was shed from Christ's side. -- St. Augustine, Ad. ...

When Christ gives us Himself, He gives us everything. His body and blood are the organs of His Deity. In them them to us He gives all to u...

In quoting the sixth chapter of John, as bearing on the Lord's Supper, it may be well, once for all, to say that it is quoted not on the...

In what way body and blood are communicated to us in this Sacrament is so great a thing that the mind of man in this life cannot comprehend ...

Thou, O Jesus, hast redeemed all with Thy blood; and by Thy death hast Thou bound the powerful adversary. Release me from the fetters of th...

What you've all been waiting for... REDIVIVUS!

Have you ever pondered what the Collects of the Church confess about us? "because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do n...

Let us then in everything believe God, and gainsay Him in nothing, though what is said seem to be contrary to our thoughts and senses, but l...

The prayer is made: "Send down Thy Holy Spirit, that He may show this bread (to be) the body of Thy Christ, and this cup the blood of ...

sunshine and 70 degrees; right now it is pouring rain (and has been for a while) and 59. And this is the last week of MAY??? This has to b...

I posted this on the ALPB site in response to some words from Bishop Benke. A friend suggested they might be of value also on the blog, so ...

It was perfect. Why? I spent it with Krauth and Bayer. (Cindi spent the morning scrapbooking with Jo, so I really did get some quality rea...

Man offers to God; this is sacrifice. God gives back to man; this is sacrament. The oblation, or thing offered, supplies both sacrifice an...

The Bidding Prayer is truly one of the treasures of the Church. It comes down to us from a time when this form of intercession was practice...

up over at Augsburg 1530 . The piece from David Berger on Ablaze was particularly well done.