Thursdays with Iwand Via Hans Iwand, The Righteousness of Faith according to Luther We are today in a similar situation: grace, compassion, love, and mercy are words that we like to hear. They are “evangelical words.” But doesn’t “righteousness” belong to the law and in the Old Testament? Doesn’t righteousness mean that God gives each [...]

Wednesday’s with Augustine Via Augustine’s City of God Argument—In this book it is shown that eternal life is not obtained by the worship of Janus, Jupiter, Saturn, and the other “select gods” of the civil theology. Preface. It will be the duty of those who are endowed with quicker and better understandings, in whose case [...]

Here is the handout from Bob and Cathy Mattson for the Third Sunday in Lent. 10 Lent 3rd Sunday-Luke THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT Eternal Lord, your kingdom has broken into our troubled world through the life, death, and resurrection of your Son. Help us to hear your Word and obey it, so that we become [...]

While many churches looking to be associated with an orthodox Lutheran organization have already left the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, or as individuals have migrated to other Christian communities, others are still in or anticipating the process of discerning what organizational ties will best serve their congregation. As a resource for this process, Lutheran [...]

Tuesdays with Forde This is an essay about the function of law as it confronts sexual behavior. Therefore the first thing that needs saying is that it cannot be a paper about compassion. To be sure, Christians, not to say human beings in general, are called upon to act with compassion and care toward all, [...]