Theologians You Should Know

Michael Reeves (PhD, King’s College, London) is president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Oxford. He is the author of Delighting in the Trinity, Rejoicing in Christ, and The Unquenchable Flame: ...

Watch Yourself and Your Doctrine Closely

It’s easy as WELS pastors to read the first paragraph of Sunday’s gospel (Mt 7:15-29) and mentally check off this pericope as having no rebuke for us.  Jesus urges his hearers to be constantly watching ...

A Lutheran Looks at Baptists

Eric Hartzell is a 1976 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. He spent six years serving as a missionary in Zambia, Africa. He also served as a pastor in East Fork, AZ and Georgetown, TX. Baptists ...

Four Branches – May 2020

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: The Swim in Historical-Exegetical Waters & Acts 17:22-31 Though I fail to remember the source, someone described text study like this: “When you bathe yourself in a ...

Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe—and Started the Protestant Reformation

Andrew Pettegree is Professor of Modern History at the University of St. Andrews, where he was the founding director of the St. Andrews Reformation Studies Institute. He is the author of a number of books ...

Give What You Command, O Lord!

“Give what you command [O Lord], and then command whatever you will.” In St. Augustine’s Confessions, that was his memorable way of capturing this comforting scriptural truth: God himself effectively works in us to will ...

Eusebius: The Church History

Paul L. Maier is the Russel H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University.  He received his Ph.D. summa cum laude from the University of Basel, the first American ever to do so.  ...

Four Branches – April 2020

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Easter Triumph, Easter Joy: Exploring the Joy in 1 Peter 1:3-9 The CW Second Lesson for Easter 2 (1 Peter 1:3-9) offers a rare take on a ...

The Serpent and the Lamb

Steven Ozment (1939-2019) graduated from Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas (United Methodist Church) BA; Drew University Theological School, Madison, New Jersey (United Methodist Church) BD; and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts PhD. He taught at Yale University, ...

Preach the Word – May/June 2020

Volume 23, Number 5 Go Deep As you know by now, I’m a fan of simple preaching. I love Luther’s assessment of a good preacher: “He’s the best preacher who can teach in a plain, ...