Review: Handbook of Consolations
Handbook of Consolations for the Fears and Trials That Oppress Us in the Struggle with Death, by Johann Gerhard, translated by Carl L. Beckwith. Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock, 2009. 90 pages. Johann Gerhard (1582–1637) ...
Review: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, by Eric Metaxas. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010. 608 pages. The reader may be familiar with the work of Eric Metaxas, even without knowing so. Before he authored this “New York ...
Review: For the Life of the Church
For the Life of the Church: A Practical Edition of Pastor Walther’s Prayers and Addresses, by C.F.W. Walther. Edited by Charles P. Schaum. Translated by Rudolph Prange. St. Louis: Concordia, 2011. 194 pages. C.F.W. Walther ...
Review: A Formula for Parish Practice
Timothy J. Wengert. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdman’s (Lutheran Quarterly Books), 2006. xii + 234 pages. Timothy Wengert is Ministerium of Pennsylvania Professor of Reformation History at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. With ...
Preach the Word – May/June 2012
Volume 15, Number 5 Key Issue #10: Imitating Scriptural Variety in Our Preaching Styles Paying attention not only to “what” Scripture says but also to “how” it says it – allowing the text itself to ...
Preach the Word – July/August 2010
Volume 13, Number 6 The Sermon in Worship: Liturgical Preaching The sermon rarely stands alone in Lutheran Worship. On a typical Sunday or festival, we preach in a defined context and as part of a ...
Preach the Word – July/August 2002
Volume 5, Number 6 Read More Situation We live in the situation of our times. A preacher cannot escape the context in which he lives nor can he help being influenced by it. Read More ...