Christ

Why doesn’t God do something about all the evil in the world? The Bible says...

The season of Advent has begun! The word comes from the Latin, meaning “coming to”...

Last year, as we blogged about, in connection with renovation work on Jerusalem's Church of...

In our last post on Mark Mattes's new book Martin Luther's Theology of Beauty, we...

The portrayal of St. Joseph as an old man is not from the Bible but...

There is a newly discovered and authenticated painting by Leonardo da Vinci, a painting of...

  We posted about the “Filial Correction” in which a number of conservative Catholics accused Pope...

Scot McKnight points us to a quotation from Papias, a first century Christian, who tells...

Martin Luther challenged and continues to challenge Roman Catholic theology in some profound ways. But...

Christianity is reportedly in decline in the West, especially among trendy millennials.  And yet, the...

Lutheran theology is pretty much the opposite of the Prosperity Gospel.

I came across a sermon from Johann Tetzel, the indulgence peddler who provoked Luther's 95...

I'm at the Conference on Classical Lutheran Education in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the theme of which this year...

  More from the Lutheran artist Fritz von Uhde, another variation on the theme of...

In researching yesterday's post on Saying Grace, I came across this painting.  I said to...

Yesterday was Pentecost, the great festival remembering God's gift of the Holy Spirit.  Thanks to...

There is guilt, the inner torment that comes from doing what is wrong.  And there...

Some people think that Christ’s ascension into Heaven means that He is no longer with...

The communion practice of the Roman Catholic Church, up until Vatican II, was for the...

Forensic archaeologists have been extracting the DNA that can still be found in old bones...

A powerful Good Friday devotion would be to read Article VIII of the Formula of Concord:...

S. J. Masson, a new Patheos blogger at Hawkeye, has written a wide-ranging, thought-provoking post that...

When a thale cress plant is being eaten by a caterpillar, it responds by sending...

Many churches during Holy Week hold a "Seder" meal, a version of the Jewish Passover...

Lutherans aren't the only ones celebrating the 500th anniversary of Luther's posting of the 95...

Many Christians have problems praying.  Our minds wander; we run through our wants and needs; we...

Restoration work on the shrine built around the likely spot of Christ's tomb has been...

We blogged about the excavation and renovation of Jesus' tomb at our post "See the...

Two British street preachers were arrested for publicly reading the Bible, particularly the parts about...

The Muslim immigrants converting to Christianity are having a noticeable effect on church growth and church...