Preach the Word – September/October 2014
Volume 18, Number 1. In this new volume, Pastor Tom Westra begins a series on self-evaluation based on a survey of WELS Pastors. In addition, End Times thoughts are shared by Pastor Westra and Pastor ...
Mercy 101
Dear Brothers, "You have great faith!" As the disciples remembered Jesus' ministry, did it occur to them that, as far as Scripture tells us, Jesus said these words to only two people? Did it also ...
Review: Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Confession and Christian Life
“[Peters] has taken every aspect of what is covered in the catechisms and enriched it with comments from Luther’s lectures, sermons, and other works, to show how what is in the catechisms is just the ...
Little Words
Dear Brothers, Sometimes, small words make all the difference! In Sunday's gospel, the parable of the weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43), there are two small words to which I pray the Spirit enables me to cling! ...
Review: Justification Reconsidered
When I was in college I remember being told, “The first five times you read the psalms, you’ll realize how little you really know. The next five times you read the psalms you’ll start to ...
Review: Deeper Places
Content of Deeper Places Premise In Jacoby's introduction, he writes: ...most people struggle to attain anything more than a remote and abstract idea about God...It is little wonder, then, that we have no emotional connection ...
Review: Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Baptism and Lord’s Supper
There are three sections to this volume. In the first section, Peters discusses Luther’s understanding of the sacraments. Some highlights are: Discussions of the early church fathers between the active “I baptize” or passive “is ...
Preach the Word – July/August 2014
Volume 17, Number 6. This issue celebrates "wedding season" as Prof. Paul Koelpin explores how to proclaim clear law and gospel amid the pomp and circumstance of a wedding. Four Weddings or a Funeral? While pastors ...
With Jesus’ Eyes
Dear Brothers, "Man looks at things; God sees through them" (Christian Dogmatics, Vol. I, 448). Want evidence of Pieper's point? Observe Jesus in Sunday's gospel (Mt 9:35 - 10:8). In town after town Jesus doesn't ...
Review: Luther and His World
I’ve come to appreciate small books. Perhaps I’ve grown lazy. Perhaps I use the excuse, “I don’t have time,” to dislike engaging in five or six hundred page examinations of this or that topic. Or, ...