We published this a year ago; I note that it’s making its way around facebook again, so I thought it might be useful to republish our version (with mouseover of bible verses, and a reading of the ...

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod filed a civil lawsuit against Donald Christian, Christopher Bannwolf, and Concordia University Texas, Inc. on September 1, 2023. [UPDATE: A copy of the complaint may ...

Gospel Notes is a free laity educational offering of Steadfast in the Parish for use within Lutheran churches. Pastors are encouraged to share, download, print, and use these publications within their ...

Nearly all of the responses have disagreed with the action of the BOR. The regents have attempted to throw off supervision by LCMS, to deny their stewardship to LCMS, to refuse to seat regents duly ...

Recently the Biblical Archaeology Review website republished a short article on Codex Sinaiticus. The article was titled: “What’s Missing from Codex Sinaiticus, the Oldest New Testament? Compare ...

The sermons of George Stoeckhard, based on the Gospel readings of the Historic Lectionary, stand out for their clarity, their structure, and their evangelical focus. The sermons of George Stoeckhard, ...

Let not your hearts be troubled. That is my message to you today–to you, the friends and family members; to you, the fellow members of Redeemer; and especially to you, Robert–to all of you who mourn ...

Calling a new pastor is a great and glorious occasion. It can however be a hard time as well. Your congregation is going through a lot of things after losing its pastor. There is grief in many ...

Our text today is the Holy Gospel from Luke 15. It is the famous and well-loved Parable of the Prodigal Son. But today I want to suggest to you that we might also call it the Parable of “The Prodigal ...

Lambs at Pasture is a free educational offering designed to highlight the readings of the historic one-year lectionary. Each edition focuses on Sunday’s lessons and is divided into small, bite-size ...

The original wooden door of the Castle Church was destroyed in a fire. The present door is made of bronze and contains the text of the theses, in German. It was put up in the 19th century as a ...

In The Small Catechism, Martin Luther encouraged Christians to retain the practice of making the sign of the cross. The Missouri Synod, following Luther’s advice, has encouraged Christians to continue ...