Hebrews 13:7-17: Spiritual Remembering

How ironic.  The day before I leave to care for my parents because they suffer from Alzheimer’s, the book of Hebrews warns us against a spiritual Alzheimer’s.  For the Christian […]

1 Corinthians, Lesson 20: How to Deal with Heresy and the Lord’s Supper

Last week, we heard Paul’s words of censure to the Corinthian congregation: “Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup [of […]

1 Corinthians, Lesson 7: Community, Holiness, and Covenant

In the first four chapters, when dealing with sin, Paul dealt with division in the Corinthian congregation expressed by favoring one pastor over another. In chapter 5, Paul switches subjects: […]

Augsburg Confession, Articles 10 (continued), 12

Review on the Lord’s Supper: Closed Communion Last week, we looked at what we believe about the Lord’s Supper (and confession and absolution). In today’s culture, we may have many […]