Thursdays with Iwand Via The Righteousness of Faith According to Luther, pp. 66-67 From the point of view of the righteousness of faith, the imposters and anti-Christian rivals who preach the righteousness of the law are easily recognized. The righteousness of the law has nothing to do with the fact that a person intends to [...]
Today in 1384 English reformer John Wyclif (Wycliffe) died. Here you can read The English Works of Wyclif.
Wednesdays with Augustine Truth has arisen from the earth and justice has looked down from heaven Awake, mankind! For your sake God has become man. Awake, you who sleep, rise up from the dead, and Christ will enlighten you. I tell you again: for your sake, God became man. You would have suffered eternal death, [...]
Tuesdays with Forde Reflections on an odd question. Forde, Is forgiveness enough?
For anyone looking to brush up on their Greek, or just work through a classic text, HW Smyth’s Greek Grammar (1st ed.) is now available online at Christian Classics.
Mondays with Martin Via Luther’s Church Postil of 1522, taken from volume I:255-307 of The Sermons of Martin Luther, published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI). It was originally published in 1905 in english by Lutherans in All Lands Press (Minneapolis, MN), as The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther, vol. 10. The [...]
Catch up on these mission stories at the Reporter Online. Students at Concordia International School in Shanghai, China, recently unearthed a dinosaur fossil! Read more The International Lutheran Society of Wittenberg’s board members had a warm reception in meetings with Synod leaders in Tampa, Fla., in November. Read more In conjunction with the Wittenberg Project, [...]
Recently, some ELCA Bishops have instituted their own non-constitutional policies and procedures regarding the “consultation” process required of congregations that have taken their first vote to leave the ELCA. In a heavy-handed attempt to control the process of disaffiliating with the ELCA, they are subjecting congregations to pressure from multiple individuals (synod staff or conference [...]
Some advice from Pastor Steven King at Faithful Transition on voting to leave the ELCA. For a running list of churches taking such a vote, see Captain Thin’s ELCA Fallout. Given that many churches are planning for important votes at upcoming congregational meetings, some have asked questions about how votes should best be conducted. Here [...]
