Updated Daily: Blogs, Lecutres and Devotions
Cranach: The Blog of G. E. Vieth	Dr. Gene Edward Veith is a professor of Liturature and a writer for World Magazine. His web log (Blog) is devoted to providing a running commentary on the theological contours of our popular culture. Insightful, challenging and accessible postings are an excellent entry into the world of Lutheran blogging.
Cyberbrethren: A Lutheran Blog	Rev. Paul McCain, the Executive Director of Concordia Publishing House is a voracious reader and, apparently, has more time on his hands than a body should. His blog offers regular postings with events and commentary on religious news throughout the world. Entertaining and informative, you won't be bored.
Lectionary at Lunch	During lunchtime on Wednesdays, a group of students and professors gather at Concordia Seminary (the other seminary) in the Wartburg dining room to work through the Old Testament and Gospel lessons assigned in the three-year lectionary series for the following week, using the Hebrew and Greek texts. These lectures are made available in three different audio formats for your listening pleasure.
Portals of Prayer	A Daily Devotion from Concordia Publishing House. Start your day with faith-filled daily devotions. Each reading leads you to the foot of the cross with Scripture, prayer, and a life-applicable message.
Daily Devotions	Rev. Steve Brockdorf of Reformation Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, Oregon (Evangelical Lutheran Synod) offers brief devotional thoughts for every day of the week.
Updated Periodically: Papers, Magazines and Online Journals
Higher Things	Higher Things is a different sort of magazine. It's a magazine for youth, but it's not dumbed down theology. It's a magazine for today, and yet it is connected to the Church of All Ages. It's a magazine for Lutherans, but the teachings are for all who hold to the faith of Jesus Christ as contained in the Holy Scriptures.
Life of the World	The Official Magazine of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana--but do not be intimidated by this. It is sharply distinguished from the Concordia Theological Quarterly--the pastor's theological journal of the same seminary. This publication does a great job of making the rich theological heritage of the Lutheran Church accessable to the non-theologian. As an added bonus, it is edited by my brother-in-law. 8-)
Consensus Lutheran	The purpose of Consensus is to help "build the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Eph. 4:3) in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod by serving as a forum for theological dialog on the basis of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. In practice, Consensus serves as a coalition of pastors, church workers, laity, and congregations who are committed to this common purpose, communicating and sharing their efforts in this regard.
Semper Reformanda	SEMPER REFORMANDA exists to forward this ancient axiom. The Lutheran Reformation began when Martin Luther posted the 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg. It will never be completed. As long as she remains the Church Militant, sin and error will continue to fuel her need for reform. She must continually return to the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets found in the Book of Concord. In today's cyber-world, SR intends to be a modern forum where theses can be posted for discussion in order that the reformation of the Church may ever continue.
Issues Etc.	Issues, Etc. is a talk radio program originating at KFUO in St. Louis, Missouri and heard in Kemmerer (sometimes) on the Pilgrim Radio (95.9FM Evanston or 107.1FM Big Piney) each Saturday from 8:30-10pm, 1:00-2am, and Sunday from 9:30-11am. Rev. Todd Wilken hosts this forum for the discussion of current religious issues and invites guests from a variety of conservative Christian backgrounds. This link will allow you to listen online or read past issues of their journal by the same name.
Syposia Series	The Annual "Symposium on the Lutheran Confessions" was instuted in 1977 and has grown into an annual pilgrimage for many Lutheran theologians who gather to hear theologians from all over the world and from many different Christian traditions. For the past six years, many of their papers have been put into PDF format and are available here. Reading these is the next thing to being there.
Lutheran Witness	The Lutheran Witness is the official publication of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. This link will give you access to the full color PDF format of a host of back issues.
The Confessional Lutheran	The Confessional Lutheran web page serves Confessional Lutherans as a clearing house of dependable, Biblical, Confessional materials. This site aims at connecting faithful Lutherans by establishing an email list (Edify and Confess) for the confession of the faith and mutual edification of list members - both conversation and discussion of questions raised by those who seek to know the truth. To join the conversation, click here, and participate in the communication, and encouragement of faithful Lutherans as we fight the good fight.
Classic Books Online
Kretzmann's Popular Commentary	In 1919 the Literary Board of the L.C.M.S. nominated Prof. Paul E. Kretzmann, Ph. D., D. D., of Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn., to write this commentary on the Bible. In April, 1923, he concluded writing the final chapters on the Old Testament. The two volumes on the New Testament had been published in 1921 and 1922, respectively. Since its publication, this brief commentary has been a standard work in church libraries and pastor's studies across the L.C.M.S. Now, through the efforts of Rev. Martin W. Diers, it is available online.
Walther's Law and Gospel	Between September 12, 1884 and November 6, 1885, Missouri Synod President, C.F.W. Walther, held a Friday evening lecture series for his students at Concordia Seminary on the Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel. Since their original publications in 1929, these lectures have become a classic of Luthern Orthodoxy on the pastoral application of Law and Gospel. Rev. Martin W. Diers is in the process of digitizing these texts and making them available online, one lecture at a time.
Project Wittenberg	This site, maintained by Rev. Robert Smith, the reference librarian at Concordia Theological Seminary, collects and digitizes resources from Lutheran authors ranging from many original works of Martin Luther all the way through recent papers and class lectures written by contemporary Lutheran theologians.
The Early Church Fathers	About a dozen years ago, I spent $300 to own this 38 volume set. Now you can read every word of it for free! Dr. Philip Schaff accomplished this massive project in the late 19th century. The set is divided into three main sections: The Ante-Nicene Fathers (10 vols.) collect many writings of the fathers from the death of the Evangelist John up to the convening of the Council of Nicea (325ad). The Nicene Fathers-Series I, (14 vols.) is devoted to the writings of the two pivotal fathers of East and West: St. John Chrysostom and St. Augustine of Hippo. The Nicene Fathers-Series II (14 vols.), contain the writings of other important fathers from the Nicene Council through the 7th and last Ecumenical council in 787ad.
The History of the Christian Church	Philip Schaff also authored this classic 6 volume work chronicling the history of Christianity from the apostolic era through the development of medieval Roman Catholicism and concluding with a thorough review of the Reformation era including both the German and Swiss branches.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library	This site is a central clearing house for classic Christian books from the 2nd century all the way up to the 18th century. They range from the early Christian church fathers through the medieval mystics and through the English evangelicals. Although there I by no means offer a ringing endorsement of every book available, there is no better collection of primary resources on the internet. These books have been digitized and are available in a variety of formats.
Organizations Deserving Financial Support
Lutheran Heritage Foundation	The Lutheran Heritage Foundation is a non-profit mission organization actively involved in making confessional Lutheran materials available in the languages of the people around the world. The Lutheran Heritage Foundation produces books in 85 languages which are used in 72 countries including the United States.
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