Mercy Makes Mercy
Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.
Siegfried Sack’s Homiletics
Above all, pastors must aim their preaching at the people God has placed in the care of the pastor rather than airing pious ideas that did not speak to their situations.
The Law and the Conscience: An Excerpt from Martin Luther's Commentary on Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians
Indeed, the law said, “You shall love the Lord your God,” but the law cannot give me such love, nor can it take my hand to grasp on to Christ.
A Penny and God's Goodness
Christ strikes a blow against the presumption of those who would storm their way into heaven by their good works.
In Memory of Katharina von Bora, Part 2
In some measure, if Luther had any success during his last two decades, it happened because of the woman who’d insisted on him as her bridegroom.