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January 30, 2017
Martin Luther's Table Talks - Getting to Know the Reformer and His Home
What was conversation like around the dining table in Martin and Katie Luther's home? What was talked about? Was it always theology? In the Table Talks we're given a glimpse...
January 5, 2017
Christ Among the Doctors: Albrecht Dürer's 12 Year Old Messiah
Faces, hands, and books swirl around the divine Child in Albrecht Dürer's oil painting Christ Among the Doctors. The artist's rendition of Luke 2:41-52 is far from a typical, placid, generic temple scene!
December 20, 2016
Lutheran Spotlight: Katharina von Bora Luther
The first concrete evidence that we have of von Bora’s life is her entry into the Benedictine cloister at Brehna in 1504. She was placed there by her father for the sake of furthering her education. Later...
December 18, 2016
Joseph, Guardian of our Lord
There is no doubt that Mary and Joseph and perhaps others with them that had come to know the child were not silent while in Egypt over the great miracle which had occurred with this child.
December 2, 2016
Lutheran Advent Traditions
There is so much beauty and rich tradition during the season of Advent to prepare Christians for the coming of Jesus, the babe of Bethlehem.
November 15, 2016
The Four Horsemen of Albrecht Dürer
From Albrecht Dürer's Apocalypse series, this masterful woodcut illustrates Revelation 6:1-8, the release of the four horsemen.
October 26, 2016
Lutheran Spotlight: Philipp Nicolai
If you are a Lutheran, chances are that the music of Philipp Nicolai has delighted your ears and his words have flowed joyfully from your tongue.
October 10, 2016
Solus Christus: Christ Alone
Luther said, “The cross alone is our theology.” Another way to say this is Solus Christus, or “Christ alone” saves us.
October 2, 2016
On the Councils and the Church
As the sixteenth century dawned, there were essentially three answers given to the question: who rules the Church?
October 2, 2016
On the Councils and the Church
As the sixteenth century dawned, there were essentially three answers given to the question: who rules the Church?
September 16, 2016
Dürer's Praying Hands: An Artist's Devotion
Though the Praying Hands is a unique icon in Western art that has transcended the sacred and entered the world of pop culture, the 500 year old work is only a preliminary drawing for a much larger work.
August 29, 2016
Remembering the Reformation Martyrs
Although in modern parlance, the term "martyr" has come to mean a person who suffers and dies for a cause, the original meaning of the Greek word is merely "a witness.”
August 25, 2016
The Place of Lutheran Preaching
One of the primary means for the spread of the gospel in the Lutheran Church has been through preaching.
August 20, 2016
Worship and the Reformation: God's Word Exercising Its Power Publicly
A modern reader who insists that he’s “spiritual but not religious” might be surprised that Luther would recommend an “outward order of worship.”
July 18, 2016
Reformation Rock Video
Teach Reformation history with a catchy tune that helps the facts stick in students’ minds! With Reformation Rock, students learn the entire story of the Reformation.
July 13, 2016
Reformation in Context: The Anabaptists
Their teachings are explicitly condemned in five separate articles within the Augsburg Confession.