Because they are God's, I will entrust them all to his care, he will keep them from all harm. I must otherwise leave all at any rate, th...

Therefore, I am worried that Germany will also suffer a great calamity, whether at the hands of the Turks, or by some other war, hunger, or ...

Temps topping out just above 80 with a nice mix of sunshine and clouds. After breakfast, extra coffee  and prayers, Bekah came over and join...

Dr. Luther has in the House Postil for this Sunday (the first one; I'll save the second for tomorrow)! The Gospel for Trinity X is our L...

That our little Lucy, already 13 years old, was on her way out. She declined food several days, stayed in her bed, seemed uninterested in go...

In case you were wondering, no I haven't dropped off the planet. I mentioned on the radio how I still foolishly look forward to summ...

Doing a bit of research for a colleague on the Confession and Absolution that appears in TLH, p. 15 and consequently in LSB in DS 3. This is...

Grant also health and prosperity to all who are in authority, especially to the President and Congress of the United States, the Governor an...

...we took it out of our hymnal even as God was answering the prayer: Rise again, ye lion-hearted Saints of early Christendom. Wither is...

Sometimes the suggestion is made that we practice a closed table in order not to bring judgment on a person who might be communing unworthil...

O Lord, for James, we praise You,  Who fell to Herod's sword;  He drank Your cup of suff'ring  And thus fulfilled Your wo...

This has been one very hectic time. In the last several weeks I've been to Nashville for Higher Things, Milwaukee for Synod Convention, ...

The Divine Service itself begins around minute 31. This arrangement of Divine Service, Setting 4, was composed by James Biery.

...a bit insane with all that happened around the opening Eucharist, but hey: it was beautiful all the same. Biery setting of DS IV is amazi...

Though I've not yet seen a physical copy, rumor on FB is that it exists! I think I'll have to wait till Milwaukee to actually see it...

that remove ongoing irritants. I've been a fan of simplification for a long time. Just reflecting on some of the small things that have ...

Lutheran Service Book  lists the Visitation as one of the "principal feasts of Christ."  Like the Transfiguration, it falls dif...

For here is great misery, proud man! But there is greater mercy, a humble God! Take this love, therefore, as the end that is set before you,...

According to that veiling, carnal men, understanding things in a carnal fashion, have been under the dominion, both then and now, of a penal...

by Pr. Wilfred Karsten. Check it out: Reformation Hymn