In 1870 CFW Walther delivered an essay at the Convention of the Western District of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. The full text of the address, consisting of 13 theses and their exposition, is now available for download thanks to the translation and editorial work of Laurence White, Paul [...]
My heart its incense burning, I’ll offer thanks and praise,Now, with return of morning,And through all future days;I’ll praise thee on Thy throne,Great source of every blessing,My song to Thee addressingThrough Christ, Thy only Son. Thy mercy claims my praises!This kept me through the night;And now from sleep it raises,To greet the dawning light.This, too, [...]
The following handout is produced each week by Bob and Cathy Mattson, of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Tacoma, WA. It is created for a prayer breakfast, and designed for personal devotion and reflection on the gospel text for the week. Each installment includes a prayer from Martin Luther, a selection from the Small Catechism, the [...]
The following list of resources on Augustine was compiled by Donavon Riley, and includes both primary and secondary material. William M. Alexander, Sex and Philosophy in Augustine, August Studies 5 (1974). Augustine, Against Julian, translated by Matthew M Schumacher (New York: Fathers of the Church Inc. 1957). Augustine, Against Two Letters of the Pelagians, translated [...]
(a sermon preached by John Donne on Easter Day, March 28th 1619, at the Cathedral Church of Saint Pauls, London download as .pdf) “What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?” Psalm 89:48 At first, God gave the judgement of death upon [...]
Are there any who are devout lovers of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival! Are there any who are grateful servants? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord! Are there any weary with fasting? Let them now receive their wages! If any have toiled from the first hour, let [...]
(via lcms.org) Among the many hymns for Lent and Holy Week, there are several significant ones that were written by Lutheran authors. Paul Gerhardt (1607–76), for example, wrote several very familiar hymns: * O Sacred Head, Now Wounded * A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth * Upon the Cross Extended Another author, Johann Rist (1607–67) wrote [...]
