Category: Feature Stories
Back to the Catechism: Table of Duties
by Edward Kettner This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with the Table of Duties. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. The Christian life is a life lived in community. Each person has a number of “callings,” or…
The true cross and the Truth
by Stephen Chambers The death of Jesus lies at the heart of our faith. In 1 Corinthians, Paul draws on an early creed to remind his hearers that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” and that “He was buried” (1 Cor 15:3-4)….
Back to the Catechism: The Daily Prayers
by Edward Kettner This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with the Daily Prayers. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. Over the past year we looked at the six chief parts of the Catechism and have seen how…
A Reformation unleashed
by John Stephenson The closing words of President Teuscher’s acceptance speech at last October’s synodical convention caught my attention at the time and have retained it since: “And may the Lord have mercy on our poor little Lutheran Church–Canada!” In the world of public relations,…
History of the Reformation: Lutheranism After Luther
by Mathew Block The publication of the Augsburg Confession in 1530 may have solidified the Lutheran tradition, but the troubles for the Reformation did not end there. War seemed inevitable. Emperor Charles V had already tried diplomatic means at Augsburg to force the Lutheran princes…
The Name of Jesus
by Thomas M. Winger The story is told of a wrestling match in the ancient Olympics between a wrestler from Ephesus and one from nearby Miletus. The little Ephesian was absolutely unbeatable, and so his Milesian opponent cried foul. On close examination the judges discovered…
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