Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate the Christmas season? Join us at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church for a special Advent and Christmas worship schedule filled with music, reflection, and joy as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Our Worship Schedule: Advent & Christmas 2025 We invite you to mark your calendars […]
Review of The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes
September 12, 2012 by
No Longer Missing In Action: The Apocrypha, The Lutheran Edition By Pr. Rich Futrell In 397 AD, at Carthage (today in Tunisia), the Church gathered to resolve an issue: what books being read in the Church are Scripture? Throughout the New Testament Church’s history, there was never complete unanimity on what books made up the […]
The Apocrypha, Early Church Councils, and Martin Luther
January 13, 2011 by
The Apocrypha, Early Church Fathers and Councils, and Martin Luther Lesson 3 By Pr. Rich Futrell Jan 16, 2011 Recap Last week, we learned that the Apostolic Fathers quoted and referenced the Apocrypha, without distinction, in the same way they did the others part of the Old Testament. Hagiographa/Kethuvim To understand the distinction in […]
