Who is this “me”? It is I, an accursed and damned sinner, who was so beloved by the Son of God that He gave Himself for me.
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September 1, 2026
The Word of God Never Stops Giving
Thanks to my early biblical education and years of Bible study since, my head is swimming with texts, and the beautiful thing is there are always more!
August 1, 2026
‘Non Multa sed Multum’: As Knowledge Abounds, So Too Does the Need for Discernment
There’s an old Latin saying: Non multa sed multum (“not many things, but much”). It’s not so important that a pastor has read a thousand books, but that he’s deeply familiar with the greatest and best.
June 1, 2026
The Lutheran Way: Liturgical Freedom Tempered by Love
In the LCMS, following this tradition, we’ve sought to exercise freedom tempered by love.
May 1, 2026
Christ Is Risen Indeed: Gearing Up for Another Convention
The LCMS and its convention will not be exactly what any of us think they should be. But they will be what God gives us to be, together.
April 1, 2026
‘Lazarus, Come Out!’: Resurrection from the Tomb of Self
Christ empowers and invites us to live outside ourselves in praise to God and out of love for our neighbor.
February 27, 2026
‘A Royal Priesthood’
Laypeople have a right and responsibility to speak the Gospel and Word of God, forgive sins, judge doctrine.
February 2, 2026
‘Decently and in Order’: The Pastoral Office and the Priesthood of All Believers
Martin Luther and our Lutheran Confessions recognize that there are two very significant aspects of the office of the pastor. One is from above, and the other is from below.
December 29, 2025
‘Abounding in the Word’: Looking Forward
If you’ve been around as long as me, you’ll note we have enjoyed great, even dramatic improvement in the Synod’s life of doctrine and practice.
December 1, 2025
‘I Delivered to You What I Also Received’: Tradition and the Gospel
Tradition is a good thing, provided it does not contradict the Gospel and the Word of God, which is, after all, itself divine tradition.
October 31, 2025
The Gospel Leads to Churches
The mission of the church is this: to proclaim the Gospel of free forgiveness of sin by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
October 1, 2025
The Kingdom of Heaven Suffers Violence
By grace, through faith, only by Christ, we are reckoned somebody.
September 1, 2025
Our Bodies: Created Good, Redeemed for Eternity
People often ask what heaven will be like. We know what it will be like. We’ll be like Jesus, body and soul. And we’ll enjoy a flesh-and-blood eternity.
July 29, 2025
Lutherans and the Lord’s Supper: Holding to the Words of Christ
According to Luther and our Lutheran confession, the Lord’s Supper is the Gospel: “Given and shed for you.”
May 30, 2025
Suffering Produces Endurance
We believe that God works profound blessings through suffering, even when those blessings may not be at all evident to us.
April 30, 2025
Very God of Very God: The Nicene Creed’s Faithful Testimony
The creedal statements about Christ in our Nicene Creed express the clear truth about Jesus. He is God in the flesh.