Dürer’s Praying Hands: An Artist’s Devotion
Though the Praying Hands is a unique icon in Western art that has transcended the sacred and entered the world of pop culture, the 500 year old work is only a preliminary drawing for a much larger work.
Remembering the Reformation Martyrs
Although in modern parlance, the term "martyr" has come to mean a person who suffers and dies for a cause, the original meaning of the Greek word is merely "a witness.”
The Place of Lutheran Preaching
One of the primary means for the spread of the gospel in the Lutheran Church has been through preaching.
Worship and the Reformation: God’s Word Exercising Its Power Publicly
A modern reader who insists that he’s “spiritual but not religious” might be surprised that Luther would recommend an “outward order of worship.”
Reformation Rock Video
Teach Reformation history with a catchy tune that helps the facts stick in students’ minds! With Reformation Rock, students learn the entire story of the Reformation.
Reformation in Context: The Anabaptists
Their teachings are explicitly condemned in five separate articles within the Augsburg Confession.
The Ninety-Five Theses
In the 95 Theses, Luther’s response to indulgences was several fold. First, it must be understood that at this point Luther’s teaching on justification was not completely developed and so at first he did not reject the very idea of indulgences, as he later would. Instead, Luther argued that...
The Presentation of the Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is comprised 28 articles. Of these articles, 21 represent a positive presentation of the Christian faith as taught in the Lutheran Churches while the last seven article cover suggested reforms of certain practices of the medieval Church.
Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone
Don’t be afraid to read the Bible. God has set forth His Law and His Gospel in the plainest terms.
Sola Fide: Faith Alone
Faith is only as good as its object. This is the danger of misunderstanding Sola Fide.
Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
The heart of the Lutheran Church’s beliefs is the doctrine of justification, the teaching of how we are declared righteous in God’s sight.
Luther and the Iconoclasts
Have you ever been to a Christian store and noticed that they had something which listed the commandments, but it didn’t have the same numbering that you learned when you memorized the Catechism?
Adoration of the Holy Trinity: Dürer’s Vision
In his oil painting, "Adoration of the Holy Trinity," Albrecht Dürer gives you, the viewer, the opportunity to see a dazzling vision of Heaven with your very own eyes.
Faithful Women of the Reformation
When asked to make a list of notable women of the reformation, most people's list might trail off after Katie Luther...
Reformation Spotlight: Johann Walter
Johann Walter lived through the early and late years of the Lutheran Reformation, and as the “first cantor of the Lutheran Church,” significantly shaped the musical life of the church.