With Jesus’ Eyes
Dear Brothers, "Man looks at things; God sees through them" (Christian Dogmatics, Vol. I, 448). Want evidence of Pieper's point? Observe Jesus in Sunday's gospel (Mt 9:35 - 10:8). In town after town Jesus doesn't ...
Review: Luther and His World
I’ve come to appreciate small books. Perhaps I’ve grown lazy. Perhaps I use the excuse, “I don’t have time,” to dislike engaging in five or six hundred page examinations of this or that topic. Or, ...
Review: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals
The subtitle of this engaging read is “A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry”. Titles like that tend to upset the reader’s equilibrium. One never knows what to expect when he hears the word “radical”. ...
Review: Galatians
Readers of The Shepherd’s Study are familiar with the circumstances surrounding Paul’s letter to the Galatians, but it is always edifying to review. Certain missionaries were trying to persuade Paul’s Gentile converts in Galatia to ...
Review: The Mother of the Reformation
Almost every Lutheran has heard what a remarkable person Katharine Luther was. Yet how much do we actually know about her life? Not as much as we would like, says her biographer Ernst Kroker. "With ...