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August 26, 2017
On the Clarity of Scripture
Since Martin Luther, Lutherans have held to the clarity of Scripture, insisting that Scripture is clear. But what does that mean?
August 23, 2017
On the Sufficiency of Scripture
During the years leading up to the Reformation, the Roman papacy had convinced much of Christendom that the Scriptures were not enough to settle questions of doctrine and life.
August 20, 2017
On the Authority of Scripture
Central to the project of the Lutheran Reformation was the restoration of the supreme authority of Scripture within the life of the Church.
May 10, 2017
A Reformation Reading List
A collection of suggested Reformation books for a congregational library or other interested readers.
July 12, 2017
Saints' Days in the Lutheran Tradition
Most people know that St. Valentine’s Day is on February 14 and St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17. But do you know what the date is for St. Matthew’s Day? Or St. Joseph’s Day?
May 28, 2017
The Three Estates in Luther's Theology
According to this schema Luther saw all of human life ordered across three spheres of structured relationships: the politia, the oeconomia, and the ecclesia.
July 23, 2017
Christ's Presence in the Sacrament
The presence of Christ’s body and blood in the sacrament of the altar was a matter of great debate in the early sixteenth century. Particularly in the 1520’s this question was fiercely debated among different Reformers.
May 17, 2017
The Method of Melanchthon's Loci Communes
Locus is the Latin word for "place". Loci are places. And Loci Communes are common places where one may like to put things, either in the mind or in a book—organized, as if in a physical location, and easy to retrieve when needed.
May 4, 2017
Concerning Rebaptism for Christians
When we depend on ourselves, our strength, our goodness, even our faith, it will fail. In fact, when we build our house on anything but the rock it will be destroyed. Idols will all fall away.
April 8, 2017
Indulgences Then and Now
On March 31st 1515 Pope Leo X issued a bull of plenary indulgence to remove sins’ temporal penalties that clung to the souls of the living and the dead.
February 27, 2017
Lutherans and Roman Catholics Today
If you think about theological error like the course of a ship, a little variance in the direction of the ship can have immense effects on the final trajectory toward the destination.
January 27, 2017
Issues of Life and Death
“But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die.’” (Genesis 3:4)
January 14, 2017
Interacting with the Scriptures
The first thing to note about the interacting with the gospels is that the each has to do with the Gospel.
October 31, 2017
Treasures of the Reformation
Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation”, the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod teaches interesting and important facts about the Reformation in this series of short videos.
October 31, 2017
1. Wittenberg, Germany: The City of Luther and the Reformation
Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, shares interesting and important facts about the Reformation.
October 31, 2017
2. Relics: There’s Only One that Counts
Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, shares interesting and important facts about the Reformation.