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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 30, 2017
LCMS Stewardship Ministry - March 2017 newsletter
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin sentences and newsletter articles each month to use in church publications.
January 27, 2017
Issues of Life and Death
“But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die.’” (Genesis 3:4)
January 18, 2017
Life Together with President Harrison – January 2017
This month President Harrison shares news about our universities, the demographic decline of our Synod, the March for Life, Ministry to the Armed Forces and much more.
January 18, 2017
Formula of Concord Study: Article IX
Arguably the most opaque passage of the Creed is that Christ descended into hell. The passage is based on Scripture, but these scriptural passages (e.g., 1 Peter 3) lend themselves to multiple interpretations...
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.
January 9, 2017
“O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright” – Hymn Feature
Based on Psalm 45, the hymn quickly became extremely popular in Germany and was used for a variety of occasions. The tune is believed to be a reconstruction of “Jauchzet dem Herren, alle lande,” Psalm 100, included in Wolff Köphel’s Psalter (1538).
January 6, 2017
'Dear Health-Care Professional Taking Care of My Mom with Alzheimer’s'
DiLeone will share her experiences as a daughter who shared the journey through Alzheimer’s disease with her mother.
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!
January 4, 2017
LCMS Stewardship Ministry - February 2017 newsletter
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin sentences and newsletter articles each month for congregations to use in church publications.
January 1, 2017
Bible Study with Luther: Galatians 6:1-18
Following in the footsteps of St. Paul, Luther and the Reformers sought true peace and unity in the Church through the pure proclamation of the Gospel.
December 28, 2016
Formula of Concord Study: Article VIII
Both historically- and theologically-speaking, seeing these two articles together is proper and useful. They almost serve as “A and B” of the same conversation, two sides of the same coin.
December 24, 2016
The Gloria in Excelsis
“Glory to God in the Highest” is the first Christmas carol. It was sung by the angels to the shepherds on the night when Jesus was born (Luke 2:14). But Christmas is not the only time that we sing “Glory to God in the Highest.”
December 22, 2016
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - First Quarter 2017 newsletter
The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter for January-March 2017 highlights what God says about time and its importance in our lives.
December 20, 2016
Welcome to Earth, O noble Guest!
Merry Christmas to you and yours from The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. May Christ dwell in you richly this season.
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...