Life is hard. While no one would deny this, Pastor Mark Vroegop’s familial tragedy led him to experience this truth firsthand. A few days before her due date, his wife Sarah, nine months pregnant, ...
Who hasn’t enjoyed the small indulgence of letting the “up next” countdown on the screen run to zero as one episode of your favorite sitcom runs into another? There is no waiting for the ...
The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades our Humanity. In his latest work, Trueman offers a diagnosis for our culture along with an analysis of the ideas that have shaped it. ...
A Hebrew Reader for the Psalms serves a simple purpose: to help readers know the Hebrew text of the Psalms more intimately. On the surface, this book looks ordinary. You will find forty various Psalms ...
Each week in worship, thousands of Lutheran pastors and their congregations participate in public confession and absolution. It is at the heart of our proclamation of Law and Gospel, prepares the worshipers to be at peace in the presence of ...
Piety is not an ugly word. That should not be a provocative statement. Yet, to some, piety seems like an ugly word. Maybe it is simply a sense that the word is laden with connotations ...
How much do members of Lutheran congregations know about the history and heritage of the Lutheran Church? Most probably know little more than what they picked up in a few conversations or classes about Martin ...
Overview In 1 Peter 5:3, Peter appeals to church elders: “Shepherd God’s flock that is among you, serving as overseers, not grudgingly but willingly, as God desires, not because you are greedy for money but because you are eager to ...
N.T. Wright is a giant of New Testament studies, a scrupulous historian, and a Christian who believes in the inerrancy and the power of the Scriptures as the Word of God. In his “brief, ...
As I write this review, the sunset in Boston is 4:12 PM. The nighttime is long. Those who live in the northern part of the country can relate. However, I also know that soon enough ...
