Over the last three years I have been working on a book about the Augsburg Confession. Maybe you have seen the articles here at confessingchristian.com. Well, yesterday I got these articles published as a digital book at Amazon.com. That means two things: First, I have removed all of the articles on the Augsburg Confession, and [...]
Dear Neighbor, Grace and peace in Christ, our Lord and Savior. I hope these meager words will be a bit of comfort for you in the midst of your loss. It is completely right for you to mourn. Even though your child was grown, they don’t stop being your child, do they? Whether our children [...]
Dear Neighbor, Grace and Peace in Christ alone. May Christ comfort you in your sorrow. Who else can soothe your grief? No one could understand or comfort unless they, too, had experienced such a loss. This tragedy cuts deeply. In the Word of God, Jesus Christ himself, and the written Word, Holy Scripture, do you [...]
Dear Neighbor, Grace and Peace in Christ alone. Through mutual friends I have heard of the tragedy that has come to your family. I know that you are grieving greatly, and so out of Christian love for you; I wish to give some comfort, as small as it may seem, in the face of so [...]
Dear Neighbor, May God’s grace and peace be your shelter, when the world offers none. You, who have suffered so much, understand better than most God’s Word, especially thePpsalms. There you will find words of hope and comfort, as well as a voice like your own, crying to God for relief from your torment. It [...]
A Theological Conference was held prior to the August 2010 Lutheran CORE Convocation which officially launched the North American Lutheran Church (NALC). One of the speakers during this event, held on August 24-26 at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church in Columbus, Ohio; was one of my favorite preachers, Steven “Old Man” Paulson. When I was at [...]
For those of you who do not know this yet, I have accepted a Call to a great church in Pennsylvania, and so my family and I will be leaving Minnesota very soon and making the trek east. We are excited about what the Holy Spirit is bringing, and at the same time are mourning [...]
Dear Neighbor, I am writing to you because of the sorrow you suffer. You have lost your brother. Death has come near to you, and all you can see is misfortune and loss. You are left behind to mourn your brother. At this time, you may find a kindred voice in the Psalms. There, more than [...]
Dear Neighbor, Grace and peace in Jesus Christ. I have some promises from God’s Word for you. I pray that you will receive them kindly. Often God’s Word can seem biting and even futile especially when our whole world is crashing down. Such is the case when we lose a wife. We don’t see God’s [...]
