Collecting My Thoughts

 I was confirmed in a Lutheran church (ALC synod) in 1976. But it was only last month I learned that Luther's translation into the vern...

"German translations of the Bible have been around since the Middle Ages. After Gutenberg printed a Latin Bible in Germany around 1465,...

As my friends and family know, I've been writing this blog for almost 20 years (began October 2003). That's how I met some nice peop...

I'm not a Catholic (I'm Lutheran), but even I know the recent decision (word? opinion? comment? letter? leak?) by the Pope about div...

It’s only recently I learned about the Peasants’ War which began in May 1525. Imagine. Forty years as a Lutheran, and not a word or sermon ...

If you know your church history, you know that Martin Luther split the church by deciding that Scripture meant what he said it meant, not ...

It's an important question, especially since there are non-denominational and fundamentalist Christian churches that claim to base thei...

I was pretty sure I’d found this in Luther’s writings and then designed the bookmark, but couldn’t figure out which, so I googled, “if you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDO2LlQRnhA In 2 years (2017) we'll be celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The cathe...

Martin Luther perhaps never saw an elephant, but he was very familiar with donkeys. He said that the old Adam is "the obstinate donkey,...

When I listen to our local Catholic radio (St. Gabriel's, 1580 am, which includes many programs from EWTN), I’m still hearing the 16th c...

Bare foot walking, pt. 3 When I was a student at the University of Illinois I used to pass two disabled students at lunch time--I think it w...

Something's lost in translation I've apparently blogged about this wonderful CD from Concordia before--at least I had the photo in m...

To us a child is born, to us a son is given That must be on a million Christmas cards, that passage from Isaiah 9, and it is just one exampl...

A sermon on preparing to die Martin Luther wrote some very practical material. This one written November 1, 1519, might be a good to read w...

Martin Luther on baptism Somewhere I'm sure there is a collection of just this topic. Luther had a lot to say to the "blockhead...

Having a chat with the Devil about fear In 1527 Martin Luther provided some theological and practical thoughts on how Christians should resp...

Reformation Sunday We both forgot to wear red; looking around the 8:15 service I see many others did too. In the Cornerstone this week Past...

Luther recommended book burning--his own There's nothing like the political season to enjoy some good name calling and personal smears....

If you're skipping Sunday worship . . . This week I've been reading "A history of Lutheranism" by Eric W. Gritsch (Fortres...