A Tale of Two Peters
He said to him a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he…
Pastor's Desk
Our True Citizenship
“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20) Lately…
Should Lutheran Ministers Be Called “Father”?
“Yes.” (Travis Heide, “Should Lutheran Ministers Be Called ‘Father’?”) All facetiousness aside, an overwhelming number of honorific titles (or “styles”)…
The Case for Mary (’s Perpetual Virginity)
One point of contention which still divides Christians is the perpetual virginity of Mary (that is, in Latin, the doctrine…
Are We Living in Earth’s Final Hours? (Part 1)
By way of introduction: I am Rev. Travis Heide, pastor at Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Swift Current, Saskatchewan….
The Waltherian Tradition of Ministry (Part I)
Why the Apostolic Succession Debate Matters (Rev. Heath R. Curtis) C. F. W. Walther (1811-1877) was first President of the…
Church Fathers on the Real Presence
Ancient Church Pre-Nicaea Ignatius of Antioch (~110): “They abstain from the Eucharist and prayer, because they refuse to acknowledge that…
The Augsburg Confession & the Heresies It Condemns
One of Martin Luther’s lifelong opponents was a theologian named Johann Eck. Eck became one of the Roman Catholic Church’s…
Lutheran Rosary
“Rosary” is the name given variously to the Roman Catholic cycle of prayers and to these beads, which are a…