A personal confession: I was, prior to retirement, a programmatic pastor. In my defense I wanted to increase the percentage of church members who were active rather than passive. And…
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I remember well the first time I met Paull Spring. It was in a meeting in a Gullixson Hall classroom at Luther Seminary that would lead to the beginning of…
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Editor's Note: The Rev. Dr. Steven K. Gjerde is a former VP of Lutheran CORE. “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” So says our Lord Jesus…
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians, “Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.” (Galatians 6: 7) From my viewpoint, the ELCA is…
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Sin, Justification, and Salvation: Critical Theory as Christ-less Christianity Secular Christian Heresy One of the more perplexing questions I received after writing my last article was, “Why do you call…
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Recently I was talking with an ELCA seminarian who was saying how much he wished that there was a list of Biblically and confessionally faithful books and other resources. I…
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The Great Commission Society of the North American Lutheran Church is to be commended for the three-day, online missions conference which they held in early November under the theme, “Unveiled:…
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Editor's Note: The first half of an article by Pr. Brett Jenkins was published as a single post in Lutheran CORE's September 2020 newsletter. It can be viewed here. The…
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Editor's Note: In this article, author David Charlton thoughtfully critiques Reconciling Scripture for Lutherans, a commentary on Scripture. It was written by Reconciling Works which advocates "for the full welcome, inclusion, and equity…
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Background Notes: One of the dangers and difficulties of discussing almost any issue these days is how easily any discussion can become highly divisively politicized. It is not the intent…
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