Toggle navigation
Beliefs
Buddhist
Catholic
Contemplative
Evangelical
General Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Mormon
Muslim
New Visions
Nonreligious
Pagan
Progressive Christian
More Voices
Topics
Entertainment
Book Club
Docs/ology
Family and Relationships
Life Events
Politics Blue
Politics Red
Public Square
More Topics
Trending Now
Why Are Some Catholics "Militarizing" their Faith?
Angry Staff Officer
Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Christian Defense Of Donald Trump Has...
Zack Hunt
Columnists
Religion Library
New! Faith Leaders Database
Research Tools
Comparison Lens
Preacher Resources
Teacher Resources
Anglican/Episcopalian
Baha'i
Baptist
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Hinduism
Holiness and Pentecostal
ISKCON
Islam
Judaism
Lutheran
Methodist
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
New Age
Paganism
Presbyterian and Reformed
Protestantism
Roman Catholic
Scientology
Shi'a Islam
Sikhism
Sufism
Sunni Islam
Taoism
Zen
see all religions
newsletters
More
Features
Chicagoland's Pastor Scandals Of Power
Scot McKnight
The Most Sobering Thing about the Racial Dot Map
Libby Anne
Key Voices
Creationism is Bigger Than the Age of the Earth Question
Esther O’Reilly
An Open Letter To the So-Called Exhausted Majority
Morgan Guyton
Resources For the Faith Seeker
Patheos Galleries
E-Books and Other Special Offers
7 Day Prayer Challenge for Spouses
A Different Kind of Christian
Jesus Is Love
Pastors and Church Leaders
Prayer Devotional
The Saints We Love
Who Is God?
Get newsletters and updates
Close
get the latest from
Cranach
Sign up for our newsletter
Get updates from Cranach delivered straight to your inbox
Also, send me the Evangelical Newsletter and special offers.
Also, send me the Evangelical Newsletter.
Please also opt me in for Exclusive Offers from Patheos’s Partners
Privacy and Data Policy
Toggle navigation
Home
About
Publications
Who is Cranach?
Evangelical
Martin Luther
Select a Category
America
Apologetics
Art
baseball
Bible
Blog
Christ
Church
crime
Culture
Economics
Education
Ethics
Family
Food
Football
Government
History
Holidays
Humor
International
Islam
Language
Law
Life Issues
Literature
Media
Medicine
Movies
Music
Nature
News
Personal
Philosophy
Politics
psychology
Reformation
Religions
Science
sex
Social Science
Sports
technology
television
terrorism
Theology
Uncategorized
Vocation
war
Select a Month
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
February 2019
February 14, 2019
Vocation, Technology, & Luther’s “Theology of Tools”
Rev. A. Trevor Sutton, the co-writer with me of Authentic Christianity: How Lutheran Theology...
February 11, 2019
“He Stands Before Us in Every Purpose”
Concordia Publishing House has a good blog going, with sections titled worship, read, study, teach,...
January 2019
January 21, 2019
Martin Luther & Martin Luther King
On this Martin Luther King Day, it's worth reflecting on why his father changed his...
January 03, 2019
Luther and the Analogy of Being
I stumbled across an interesting account of a long-running debate between the Reformed neo-orthodox theologian...
November 2018
November 12, 2018
Veterans Day, History, & Baptisms
Yesterday, November 11, was Veterans Day, which is also being observed today. (Those of you...
August 2018
August 31, 2018
Luther’s Two Kingdoms as the Opposite of Augustine’s City of God
Luther's theology of culture, his doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, is often associated with or...
June 2018
June 15, 2018
The Lord’s Supper as God’s Work
Most discussions of the Lord's Supper among Christians of different theologies focus on the question...
May 2018
May 29, 2018
Is Pope Francis Like Luther?
A number of observers are comparing Pope Francis to Martin Luther. Both are reformers of...
May 11, 2018
“Now He Is Very Near”: Luther on the Ascension
More on the Ascension of Christ. . . .I keep reading on evangelical sites that...
May 08, 2018
God and the Different Kinds of Despair
There are all kinds of negative emotions. Not all of them are morally or spiritually...
May 01, 2018
Luther’s Political Teachings
In yesterday's post on Luther and Trump, we drew on the work of economist Lyman...
April 2018
April 30, 2018
Luther and Trump?
Did Martin Luther give us Donald Trump? Are Lutherans responsible for getting Trump elected? This...
February 2018
February 28, 2018
A Wolf, a Sheep, and Food that Digests Us
"A wolf in sheep's clothing" is someone who seems nice on the outside, like a...
February 07, 2018
Coveting as the Root of the Other Sins
The Jewish scholar Leonard Greenspoon of Creighton University (a Catholic institution) explores the concept of "coveting" in...
January 2018
January 10, 2018
The Reformation of America
A revolution approaches problems by overthrowing the old order and replacing it with something completely...
January 05, 2018
Luther on Epiphany and Vocation
Today is the 12th and last day of Christmas. (Happy drummers drumming day!) Tomorrow is...
December 2017
December 15, 2017
Martin Luther’s Handwriting as Computer Font
How would you like to write like Martin Luther? That is, how would you like...
November 2017
November 29, 2017
Luther on Matter, the Senses, & Emotions
In our last post on Mark Mattes's new book Martin Luther's Theology of Beauty, we...
November 22, 2017
Luther’s Theology of Beauty
During this Reformation quincentenary anniversary, Martin Luther has been credited and blamed for all...
November 16, 2017
Which Doctrines Must Be “Reasonable”?
Which do you trust more, God’s Word or your own understanding? In whom do you...
November 02, 2017
How Ethiopia Influenced the Reformation
As early as 1517, when the Reformation was just getting started, Martin Luther became interested...
October 2017
October 31, 2017
The 95 Theses
What better way to mark the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation than to read Luther's 95...
October 30, 2017
How Lutherans View the Reformation Differently
Luther didn't split the church. The pope did.
October 27, 2017
What the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation is NOT About
The 500th anniversary of Luther's posting of the 95 Theses is soon upon us (next...
October 24, 2017
Why Luther?
I was asked to write a guest post for the Tabletalk blog on "Why Luther?" Others, such...
October 16, 2017
How Luther Challenges Protestants
Martin Luther challenged and continues to challenge Roman Catholic theology in some profound ways. But...
September 2017
September 26, 2017
Conservatives formally accuse Pope of heresy–including Lutheranism!
Sixty-two conservative Catholic theologians, priests, and academics have served Pope Francis with a formal document...
September 25, 2017
Wittenberg’s Reformation of Science
Martin Luther was not the only faculty member of the University of Wittenberg to spark...
September 18, 2017
A Reformation best-seller to read and give away
Luther's Small Catechism is a marvel of clarity, depth, and spiritual insight. Used for centuries to...
September 14, 2017
Tetzel on 7 Years in Purgatory for Every Sin
I came across a sermon from Johann Tetzel, the indulgence peddler who provoked Luther's 95...
«
1
2
3
4
»
Related posts from
Cranach
Evangelical
The Medieval Sin of "Scandal"
Cranach
Evangelical
Social Media and Justification
Cranach
Evangelical
"He Stands Before Us in Every Purpose"
Cranach
Evangelical
Tyrannical Souls
Cranach
POPULAR CONTENT