Despite evidences to the contrary, chaos does not reign. Jesus does.
The temptation for many believers is either despair or outrage: despair that Christendom is fading, or outrage at the civilization replacing it.
Do not disregard Luther’s early disputations, but appreciate their specificity and recognize their pastoral and theological continuity with his later works.

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Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
God never delights in seeing his children struggle or suffer. But God does desire that we trust him no matter what the circumstances might look like.
In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
Do our petitions move God?
When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
A pastor shares his own experience of loneliness and hope
Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
How can he say it? How can he say that Christ is after all the entire meaning of life for him, and that death is no real worry?
God gives good gifts to underserving workers. God gives good gifts to all of them.
The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.