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June 29, 2017
Albrecht Dürer: The Man Behind the Self-Portrait
Dürer was the one of the first artists to paint self-portraits. But why would he paint in the typical medieval tradition of picturing Jesus in full frontal view and use himself as the visage of Christ?
June 26, 2017
Preparation for the Sacrament: Christian Questions with Their Answers
St. Paul writes, “Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1 Cor. 11:28; ESV). Why?
June 23, 2017
Sources of the Augsburg Confession
Philipp Melanchthon composed the Augsburg Confession in preparation for the Diet of Augsburg in 1530. The emperor Charles V called the diet in order to resolve the religious issues that were divided the empire.
June 21, 2017
LCMS Worship - Lectionary summary for Presentation of the Augsburg Confession commemoration
The lectionary summary for the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession was prepared by the Rev. Sean Daenzer.
June 20, 2017
Table Talk: Melancholy
One issue that Luther returns to again and again, both on his own volition and from the questions of others, is spiritual assault and ‘melancholy.’
June 17, 2017
Smalcald Articles Study: Chapters and Cloisters
In article III, Luther confesses how dangerous the monastic life was to him and to all ensnared by its promises of “grace through holy living;” Such reasoning robs Christ of His glory as the Savior.
June 16, 2017
Life Together with President Harrison – June 2017
Can't make it to Germany this year? We've got an exclusive video tour with President Harrison! Watch part one with this month's digest. And then stick around for stories about being a chaplain at a Tyson plant, starting a pro-life ministry in a church, responding to 13 Reasons Why with love and much more.
June 16, 2017
The Luther Mile – Historic Reformation Video Tour Part 2
Tour the cradle of the Lutheran Reformation with LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison.
June 16, 2017
The Luther Mile – Historic Reformation Video Tour Part 1
Tour the cradle of the Lutheran Reformation with LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison.
June 14, 2017
Luther and Calvin
Calvin is considered by some the one who codified the Reformation in the form that it finally took and is considered by the same to be the truly premier theologian of the era. So, who is Calvin, and what should we think of him as Lutherans? What did Luther think of him?
June 11, 2017
Luther and Zwingli
In the year 1529, Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli came face to face in the city of Marburg, Germany for a discussion on political unity among protestants.
June 9, 2017
It Takes the Church
The Church is in the business of pastoral formation. She expends much in forming men over the course time to shepherd the faith and life of God's people.
June 8, 2017
Luther and Erasmus
There are few men of the 15th and 16th centuries that deserve our attention more than Erasmus Desiderius of Rotterdam. He represents the pinnacle of Christian humanism, an intellectual movement that revitalized classical and biblical scholarship north of the Alps.
June 4, 2017
“Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord” – Hymn Feature
Theologically, this chorale is based on the work of the third Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit (Ghost), who is expressly celebrated on the Day of Pentecost.
May 31, 2017
Luther’s Love for St. Mary, Queen of Heaven
It’s probably not what you think. In his devotional writings on the Magnificat, Luther carefully outlines how we should and should not honor this “Most Blessed Virgin Mother.”
May 31, 2017
Parish Nurse Video Lecture Series: ‘Faith and Wellness’
Rev. Dr. David Ludwig presents a Parish Nurse Video Lecture Series program entitled “Faith and Wellness" for LCMS Health Ministry.