Draw Us to Thee!
Is there a more beautiful chapter than John 6 when it comes to evidence of the patient saving love of Jesus that seeks to overcome the stubborn unbelief of our human hearts? Jesus, in his ...
Teenagers Matter: Making Student Ministry a Priority in the Church
Mark Cannister received his Doctorate in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. He spent fifteen years in parish family ministry. He began teaching youth ministry at Gordon College in 1992. Mark serves on several national ...
Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity
Mark A. Noll holds an M.A. in church history and theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a Ph.D. in the history of Christianity from Vanderbilt University. He taught in the history and theology departments ...
Four Branches July 2018
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Old Testament Storytelling - Beauty Luther’s eloquent appeal for the study of the biblical languages is well known. They are “a sheath in which this sword ...
The Cure for Cynicism? Just Keep Preaching!
There is no truth of Scripture so wonderful that my sinful nature cannot distort it into a caricature of itself for my sinful nature’s own purposes! Consider how that works with the theology of the ...
The Wit of Martin Luther
Eric W. Gritsch is Professor Emeritus of Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He has published several papers on the humor of Martin Luther, which he has used extensively in the ...
PSI Visits Bulgaria
One of the most challenging responsibilities of our WELS Missions administration is to work with a national church body, almost always one that WELS Missions started, to figure out issues like national workers’ support ...
Preach the Word – July/August
Volume 21, Number 6 Luther and the Lectionary “Ah, Luther.” Like an audiophile commenting on Bach, confessional Lutheran pastors utter the name with a sense of awe, respect, and thanksgiving for the life, work, and ...
Grace Abounds: The Splendor of Christian Doctrine
Daniel Deutschlander served twelve years as a parish pastor in South Dakota, Canada, and Illinois. He taught German and religion courses at the high school level for four years at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School ...
Four Branches June 2018
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Old Testament Storytelling - the Narrator The narrative study of Scripture reveals much about the way the inspired biblical spellbinders communicate their spiritual point of view. ...