• "Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, and the Gospel of John"

• Watchtower Bible and Tract Society: A Profile by Rick Branch 

• A Beginner’s Guide to Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses by the Christian Research Institute 

• Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Trinity by the Christian Research Institute

• Effectively Sharing the Deity of Jesus Christ with Jehovah's Witnesses by James White

Judaism

"The Messianic Congregational Movement" 
Rev. Ed Balfour, Pastor
Redeemer Lutheran Church-Cape Elizabeth, ME

“The Life & Works of Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus”
Dr. Paul Maier, Professor of Ancient History
Western Michigan University

The Roman Governors by Paul Maier 

"Messianic Prophecy" 
Dr. John Saleska, Director 
Concordia Bible Institute 

• Christ in the Old Testament by Horace Hummel 

• Messianic Prophecy by Andrew Bartelt

• The Glory of the Coming Lord: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament by Edmund Clowney 

"Religious Pluralism" 
Dr. Albert Mohler, President 
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 

• Do Jews Really Need Christ?: Controversy over Jewish Evangelism

• McDermott the Missiologist: The Congressman Lectures Southern Baptists on Evangelism

• Baptists at Prayer and Jews Up in Arms - What's Going On?

• Responding to Religious Pluralism by Ken Samples 

• Religious Stew by Greg Koukl

• Religious Pluralism by Greg Koukl 

• Deconstructing Liberal Tolerance by Frank Beckwith 

• How Can Jesus Be the Only Way? by Phil Ryken 

Justification

• What is Truth?
• Dead? Wounded? Or Merely Uninformed?  What is the human condition? How we answer that question will determine our position on the vital truth of "justification by grace through faith" by Don Matzat
• Thoughts on the Subject of Total Depravity  What is meant by the doctrine of "original sin?" What is the extent of human inability? by John Montgomery

"The Joint Declaration on Justification"
Rev. Kurt Marquart, Professor of Systematic Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

and consider the LCMS article "A Betrayal of the Gospel" ~ A Statement from The Office of the President.

"Reclaiming the Doctrine of Justification"
 Dr. Rod Rosenbladt
Co-host of The White Horse Inn and Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Apologetics
Concordia University-Irvine, CA 

• "Is Justification Relevant?" by Mike Horton

"Protestant & Catholic Ecumenicity"
Dr. Mike Horton, Co-host
"The White Horse Inn"

• Now No Condemnation?- The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
• Resolutions for Roman Catholic and Evangelical Dialogue 
• Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium

"A New Ecumenical Statement on The Gospel of Jesus Christ"
Dr. John Armstrong, Director
Reformation & Revival Ministries

"The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: A Year in Review"
Rev. Dan Preus, Director
Concordia Historical Institute  

• The Lutheran Identity Crisis: With an Emphasis on the Doctrine of Justification
• The Blueprint for the Gospel? by Todd Wilken
• A Betrayal of the Gospel by A. L. Barry
• Joint Lutheran/Roman Catholic Statement on Justification: A Response by the Department of Systematic Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN
• A Lutheran Response to the Vatican Declaration, "Dominus Jesus" by A. L. Barry
• The ELCA’s Ecumenical Decisions by A.L. Barry
• What About the Differences Between the ELCA and the LCMS by A. L. Barry

"Understanding the Fullness of the Gospel" 
Dr. Jack Preus, President 
Concordia University-Irvine, CA

• The Gospel and Justification by Jack Preus

• The Gospel as Words by Jack Preus

"The Doctrine of Justification"
Craig Hawkins, Director
Apologetics Information Ministries 

Law & Gospel

• The Gospel of Jesus Christ
• The Life-Changing Power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ  The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the essence of Christianity, yet many Christians are unable to define the Gospel. by Don Matzat
• Have You "Been Saved?"
• Saved By God Alone!  Salvation is the work of God alone. It is "not works, lest any man should boast." by Don Matzat
• Hitting for the Cycle  How does preaching Law and Gospel produce the Christian life? by Don Matzat

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

From Luther's Large Catechism:

• The First Commandment

• The Second Commandment

• The Third Commandment  

• The Fourth Commandment

• The Fifth Commandment 

• The Sixth Commandment

• The Seventh Commandment  

• The Eighth Commandment:  

• The Ninth and Tenth Commandments

"Law & Gospel Witnessing"
Rev. Mark Cares, Author
Speaking the Truth in Love to Mormons

Also the article "Effective Evangelism".

"Simultaneously Saint & Sinner"
Dr. Mike Middendorf, Assistant Professor of Religion & Biblical Languages
Concordia University-Austin, TX 

The LCMS teaching regarding "Simultaneously Saint & Sinner" is still a central point dividing the Roman Catholic Church and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Apart from [Rome's Cardinal Edward] Cassidy's remarks, the Vatican's official statement alternately praised and criticized the declaration ["The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification"].  Although the statement said "a high degree of agreement has been reached" in the Catholic-Lutheran [Lutheran World Federation] dialogue, it pointed out areas of serious difference.

The most important, according to the statement, is the Lutheran belief that a person can be both forgiven by God and yet still be a sinner.  Catholics believe that a person, once forgiven, has an inclination to sin, but is not permanently a sinner in God's eyes.

Lutherans approved the declaration on June 16, in a unanimous decision of the governing council of the Lutheran World Federation.  The federation represents a large majority of Lutherans worldwide.   It does not include, for example, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Excerpt from the article "Vatican Settles a Historic Issue With Lutherans", New York Times, June 26, 1998.

"From Judaism to Lutheranism"
Rev. Ed Balfour, Pastor
Redeemer Lutheran Church-Cape Elizabeth, ME

"The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel"
Dr. Carl Fickenscher, Professor of Homiletics
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

"Law & Gospel Preaching"
Dr. Carl Fickenscher, Associate Professor of Homiletics
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

• Are Today’s Ears Hearing the Timeless Message?

• Luther on the External Word of Preaching  

• The Contribution of the Reformation to Preaching  

• Martin Luther on Preaching by Pat Ferry

"The Law & Self Accusation"
Dr. Carl Fickenscher, Associate Professor of Homiletics
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

• 25 Theses on The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel by C.F.W. Walther 

• A Theology of Glory and a Theology of the Cross by Don Matzat 

"Law & Gospel"
Dr. Tom Baker, Pastor
St. James Lutheran Church-University City, MO

• Walther and Finney

• God’s Law and Gospel Work Differently! from Good News magazine

• Proper Interpretation between Law and Gospel from Good News magazine

• God Works Through Law & Gospel from Good News magazine

• The Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification from Good News magazine

• Solus Christus and the Pastor by Rod Rosenbladt

• Parables of Atonement and Assurance by Jeff Gibbs

• The Gospel and Justification by Jack Preus

• The Gospel as Words by Jack Preus

• From Arrowhead to Augsburg: Bill Bright in the Light of the Lutheran Confessions by Craig Parton

• Fellow Patients in the Same Hospital: Law and Gospel in the Works of C.S. Lewis

Liberals- Old & New

The New Liberals   The new liberals believe the Bible is true but, as the old liberals, are driven by cultural relevance. by Don Matzat

"Fighting Liberalism in the Church"
Rev. James Heidinger Editor, Good News Magazine, United Methodist Church
Doug LeBlanc Editor, United Voice a publication of Episcopalians United
Rev. Jim Barnes, President of the Board of Directors, Biblical Witness Fellowship, United Church of Christ

• "An Answer to the Hypocrisy Excuse"  by Ken Samples

"Liberation Theology" 
Dr. Ron Rhodes, President
Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries

• "Christian Revolution in Latin America:  The Changing Face of Liberation Theology"
• "Black Theology, Black Power, and the Black Experience"
• "The Debate Over Feminist Theology:   Which View is Biblical?"

"Inclusive Language Bibles" by Dr. William Weinrich, Professor of Historical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

Please see the 1998 LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations Report entitled "Biblical Revelation and Inclusive Language" under the section heading "Scripture" (in the PDF* file format).

"The Faulty Gospel of Robert Schuller"
Rev. Joseph Gudel, Contributing Editor
Christian Research Journal

• "Witnessing to Liberals" by Ron Rhodes
• "Liberal Theology" by Thomas Oden, Professor of Theology, Drew University
• "Religious Pluralism" by Ken Samples

"Liberal Tolerance"
Dr. Frank Beckwith, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Culture and Law
Trinity Graduate School

"Confessional Christianity vs. Liberalism, Experientialism & Evangelicalism" 
Dr. Martin Noland, Director
Concordia Historical Institute

Lutheran Theology

• Why Promote Reformation Theology?  The rise of Evangelicalism has undermined many of the great truths of the Reformation. A return to Reformation theology is a return to biblical truth. by Don Matzat

• What is "Church Growth?" by Don Matzat
  
• The Pew versus the Sanctuary  Some are focusing on the pew while others are focusing on the sanctuary. by Don Matzat

"What Does It Mean to be Lutheran Today?"
Dr. Laurence White, Pastor
Our Savior Lutheran Church-Houston, TX

• What Does It Mean To Be Lutheran Today? 

"Lutheran Church Bodies in America"
Dr. Ron Feuerhahn, Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• The What and Why of Lutheranism by Larry Rast

'The Ecumenical Decisions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America"
Rev. Paul McCain, Assistant to the President
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod; and
Dr. Richard Muller, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary- Fort Wayne

• Formula of Agreement: A Theological Assessment by Paul McCain and Richard Muller
• Joint Lutheran/Roman Catholic Declaration on Justification: A Response by Paul McCain and Richard Muller
• What About the Differences Between the ELCA and the LCMS? by The Office of the President of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
• What About Fellowship in the Lord's Supper? by The Office of the President of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
• "Deathly Evangelism" by Ron Marshall from "Bait and Switch Evangelism"

• "Joint Lutheran/Roman Catholic Declaration on Justification: A Response" Concordia Theological Quarterly, 62 (April 1998), pp. 83-106.

"Lordship Salvation"
Dr. Karl Barth, President Emeritus
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis

•  "Cardinal Principles of Lutheranism and "Evangelical Theology"

"What’s Wrong with Evangelicalism?"
Craig Parton, United States Director
International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights

• Luther Lite & Reformation Schmooze

• From Arrowhead to Augsburg: Bill Bright in the Light of the Lutheran Confessions

"Seminary Training"
Dr. Dean Wenthe, President
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

• Who is the Perfect Pastor?

• Thus Says the Lord by Charles Gieschen

• Church History and Pastoral Formation by Cameron MacKenzie

• A Matter of Doctrine by David Scaer

• Where God Calls He Equips by Detlev Schulz

Liturgy and Pietism: Then and Now
John Pless, Pastor
University Lutheran Chapel- Minneapolis

The Roots and Fruits of Pietism Past & Present
Dr. Ronald Feuerhahn, Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Seminary- St. Louis

"Tithing: The 10% 'Rule' and the Church"
Dr. James Bollhagen, Pastor
Grace Lutheran Church-Summerville, SC

Marriage & Family Issues

"A Christ-Centered Marriage"
Rev. Peter Kurowski, Author
The Lifelines of Love

"A Christ-Centered Marriage" 
Rev. David Shadday, Pastor 
St. Paul Lutheran Church-Indianapolis, IN

"Christian Spirituality for the Family" 
Dr. Beverly Yahnke, Executive Director
Christian Counseling Services-Milwaukee, WI

Mormons

• "Law & Gospel Witnessing" by Rev. Mark Cares, Author, Speaking the Truth in Love to Mormons
• Mormons and Their Temples" by Rev. Mark Sell, Pastor, St. Luke Lutheran Church, Mount Clemens-MI
• Also the article "Effective Evangelism".

"Mormonism" 
Rev. George Mather, Co-Author
Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions and the Occult

• Effective Evangelism: An Alternative Approach to Reaching Mormons by Mark Cares

• Mormons and Their Temples by Mark Sell 

• Witnessing Christ to Non-Christians by Mark Cares

Postmodernism

• Apologetics in a Postmodern Age    What makes the truth claims of Christianity any different or more credible than the truth claims of competing religions, New Age gurus, or popular cults? Should we be ready to defend the truth of Christianity against these competing "truths". by Don Matzat
• The Challenge of Postmodernity  by Don Matzat
• "Evangelism in a Postmodern Age" an essay by Don Matzat given at the 1998 Convention of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
  
• "Through All Generations" by Gene Veith
• "True for You, But Not for Me" by Paul Copans
• "Postmodern Movies" by Brian Godawa, Hollywood Screenwriter
• "Postmodern Medicine" by Richard Eyer
• "Philosophical Problems with Moral Relativism" by Frank Beckwith

"Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism”
Dr. Doug Groothuis, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Denver Seminary

"Biblical Interpretation in a Postmodern World"
Dr. Dean Wenthe, President
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

"What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism?"
Dr. Fred Baue, Author
The Spiritual Society

Prayer

"Prayer"
Rev. William Terjesen, Pastor
The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer-Peekskill, NY

• Pray Without Ceasing
• Lord, Teach Us to Pray from Good News magazine
• If You Need Prayer in Time of… from Good News magazine
• The Prayer that Jesus Gave by John Nordling
• Lord, Remember Us in Your Kingdom, and Teach Us to Pray by Richard Stuckwisch
• Prayer: The Voice of Faith by John Pless
  
• National Day of Prayer: A Lutheran Prayer Resource by William Terjesen

"The Prayer of Jabez" 
Dr. Mark Talbot, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Wheaton College

• God, Prayer and American Evangelicalism

• A Critique of the Prayer of Jabez by Todd Wilken 

Promise Keepers

• Picky, Picky, Picky. . .  by Don Matzat
• Revival or Apostasy?  The Promise Keepers movement has become a point of controversy. Is it a sign of Holy-Spirit led revival in our land, or is it evidence of a falling away from sound doctrine? by Don Matzat
• Inside Look at the Promise Keepers   Who are the "Promise Keepers" and what do they believe? A firsthand report. by Don Matzat
  
• "What Think Ye of the Promise Keepers?"  Thoughts from: Lutheran Professor Robert Newton; Baptist Pastor John Armstrong; and Reformed Theologian Kim Riddlebarger.

Psychology & Christianity

• What You Define is What You Get!  by Don Matzat
• Feelings, Emotions, and Christian Truth    What is the relationship between biblical truth, faith, and feelings? How do they fit together? by Don Matzat
• Secular Disciplines  by Don Matzat
  
• The Intrusion of Psychology into Christian Theology  A three-part discussion of the threat that modern psychology poses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Part 1. Sin and Self-Esteem, Part 2. Encountering "Encounter", and Part 3. Psychological Mysticism.  by Don Matzat
• What is Your Self-Image?   What is an accurate self-image for Christians? How should we respond to a culture marked by focus upon self and the pursuit of self-esteem? by Don Matzat
• Meet Dr. Bill Coulson  Thoughts from the man who, together with Carl Rodgers, pioneered the practice of "encounter groups". by Bill Coulson
• "Encounter Groups" by Dr. William Coulson, Director, Research Council on Ethno-Psychology
• "What is Centering?" by Don Matzat

"Jungian Psychology"
Dr. J. Budziszewski, Associate Professor of Government and Philosophy
University of Texas-Austin

"Christianity & Psychology"
Dr. Beverly Yahnke, Clinical Director
Christian Counseling Services-Milwaukee, WI

• "An Extravagance of Grace"  

"Depression"
Rev. James Winsor, Pastor
Risen Christ Lutheran Church-Arvada, CO

• Good Grief: How Depression Is a Blessing in Disguise

• Depression Deceptions

• Encouragement for the Weary  

• Click here for Pastor James Winsor’s Church website

"The Psychology of Atheism" by Dr. Paul Vitz, Professor of Psychology, New York University

Sanctification

• Word and Spirit   Are you a "Spirit-filled" Christian? What does the designation, "Spirit-filled" mean? How do you become "Spirit-filled"? by Don Matzat
• Be Filled with the Spirit?  by Don Matzat

"Holiness"
Rev. Harold Senkbeil, Author
Dying to Live: The Power of Forgiveness

•   The Distinction Between Justification & Sanctification from Good News magazine

•   Sanctification: By Grace Alone by David Scaer

Two Pieper Lectures- 1998, Concordia Historical Institute & The Luther Academy,

• "The Roots and Fruits of Pietism" by Ronald Feuerhahn
• "Liturgy and Pietism: Then and Now" by John Pless

Satan

• Possession or Suggestion?    Did Jesus defeat the works of the devil, or can a Christian who believes in Jesus still be possessed by demons? by Don Matzat
• How Martin Luther Dealt with the Devil   Thoughts from the Reformer on how to handle the assaults of the devil. by Martin Luther
  
•  "Pagan Spirituality" by Peter Jones
• "Charismatic Witchcraft" by Bob Liichow

"Satanic Ritual Abuse"
Bob and Gretchen Passantino, Co-Founders
Answers in Action

• "The Hard Facts About Satanic Ritual Abuse..."
• "Satanic Ritual Abuse in Popular Christian Literature..."

"Spiritual Warfare" by David Powlison, Author, Power Encounters

Scripture

"How We Got the Old Testament"
Dr. Lane Burgland, Author

Excerpts from Reading the Bible with Understanding Lane Burgland

• How We Got the Bible: Old Testament- Chapter 13
• How We Got the Bible: New Testament- Chapter 14

"Is the Bible True?"
Jeff Sheler, Senior Writer
U.S. News & World Report

• "The Case for Biblical Inerrancy" by John Montgomery

• "Scripture & Tradition" by Cameron MacKenzie

• "Biblical Interpretation in a Postmodern World" by Dean Wenthe

• What Are We Looking For In the Bible? by Mike Horton

Social, Moral, & Cultural Issues

Social

"Reformation for the Black Church" by Rev. Ken Jones, Co-host "The White Horse Inn"

"Generational Segregation in the Church"
Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Director
Cranach Institute

• The Cute, the Cool, and the Catechized
• Through All Generations

"Is the Church a Business?"
Rev. Rod Zwonitzer, Pastor
Emmanuel Lutheran Church-Dearborn, MI  

"Christians in a Dot Com World"
Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Culture Editor
World Magazine

"Feminism & Motherhood"
Carolyn Graglia, Author
Domestic Tranquility: A Brief Against Feminism

• Can the Traditional Family Survive Feminism?

• We’re All Tramps Now  

Moral

"The Ethics of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: On Abortion"
Dr. Charles Ford, Author
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Resistance, and the Two Kingdoms

"The Abortion Debate Focus: Woman or Child?"
Scott Klusendorf, Director of Bioethics
Stand to Reason

Check out these three excellent articles by Scott Klusendorf:

• "Five Bad Ways to Argue About Abortion"
• "Answering the Theological Case for Abortion Rights"
• "A Back-to-School Survival Guide"

"Abortion: Slaughter of the Innocents" by John Montgomery

"The Adoption Option" by Dr. Jean Garton, Author, Who Broke the Baby?

"The Influence of Christians on Labor & Economic Freedom"
Dr. Alvin Schmidt, Author
Under the Influence: How Christianity Transformed Civilization

• The Sanctification of Human Life

"Euthanasia"
Wesley Smith, Attorney
International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force

• Is Bioethics Ethical
• Suicide Pays
• International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force

"Homosexuality"
Rev. Joseph Gudel, Contributing Editor
Christian Research Journal

• Homosexuality: Fact and Fiction  
• That Which Is Unnatural: Homosexuality in Society, the Church, and Scripture  

"The Gay Christian Movement"
Joe Dallas, Founder
Genesis Counseling

• Responding to Pro-Gay Theology

"Hate Crimes"
Greg Koukl, President
Stand to Reason

• Hate Crimes Are not about Hate  

• Matthew Shepard and Hate Crimes

• Who Is Responsible for Hate?  

• The Gospel a Hate Crime?  Welcome to the 21st Century

Culture

"Christianity in an Age of Terrorism"
Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Director
Cranach Institute
Dr. Fred Baue, Author
The Spiritual Society: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism?

• What Hath Terror Wrought? by Gene Veith

• The New Multi-Faith Religion by Gene Veith

• Understanding the Times by Fred Baue

• Do Not Be Alarmed by Todd Wilken

• Is God Trying to Tell Us Something? by Todd Wilken

• 9-11 Anniversary Observance Resources by the LCMS Commission on Worship

• How Muslims Do Apologetics by John Montgomery

• The Church in the World by Matt Harrison

"Christianity & Culture"
Dr. Charles Manske, Founding President
Concordia University

• "Christianity & Culture: God's Double Sovereignty" by Gene Veith

"The TV Church" 
Dr. Robert Godfrey, President
Westminster Theological Seminary-Escondido, CA

"A Christian Response to Pop Culture"
Ken Myers, Director
Mars Hill Audio

• Is "Popular Culture" Either?
• Proclamation Over Protest
  
• "Worldviews in Conflict" by Norm Geisler

“Politics and the Fall of Man”
Dr. J. Budziszewski, Associate Professor of Government and Philosophy
University of Texas-Austin 

"Church Growth Movement"
Dr. Mike Horton, Co-host
The White Horse Inn

A Theology of Glory and a Theology of the Cross  Everyday in every way we are getting better and better. Really? by Don Matzat

Part One- "Working out with the Word of God."

Do You Need Spiritual Exercise?  There is no doubt that God desires his church to grow, but what does that mean? The Bible speaks of spiritual growth. Are you growing spiritually? If not, what can you do about it? by Don Matzat

Part Two - "Working out with the Word of God."

"Word" Problems  by Don Matzat

Meditating upon the Word of God  There are many forms of meditation. What does it mean to meditate upon the Word of God? How is it done? by Don Matzat

"Christian Persecution & Martyrdom"  by Dr. David Adams, Executive Director, Office of Government Information for The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Also see "Persecuted for Christ"

"Answering the Good God & Human Suffering Question" by Bob & Gretchen Passantino, Co-Founders, Answers in Action

"The Spirituality of the Cross" by Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Professor of English and Director of the Cranach Institute, Concordia University-Mequon, WI

See the article "Evangelical Catholics and Confessional Evangelicals:  The Ecumenical Polarities of Lutheranism" by Gene Edward Veith.

"Luther’s Theology of the Cross"
Dr. Steven Hein, Headmaster
Shepherd of the Springs Lutheran High School-Colorado Springs, CO

• Theology of the Cross: A Journey in the Cross of Christ

• Theology of the Cross: Ash Wednesday, The Cross is Our Theology

• Theology of the Cross I: The Doctrine of Life brings Death

• Theology of the Cross II: The Damnable Paradox that Saves

• Theology of the Cross III: Righteousness Sufficient and in Need of More

• Theology of the Cross IV: Getting Righteous, Doing Nothing

• Theology of the Cross V: When All is believed...All is Done

"Theology of the Cross"
Dr. Robert Kolb, Director
Institute for Mission Studies

• Cultural Relevance

"Theology of Glory vs. Theology of the Cross" 
Dr. R. Scott Clark, Associate Professor of Church History 
Westminster Theological Seminary-CA 

Worship, Liturgy, & Hymnody

Worship

"The Theology of Church Architecture"
Rev. Larry White, Pastor
Our Savior Lutheran Church-Houston, TX

• "Why Sacred Space Matters" by Mike Horton

"Reforming Our Worship Music"
Dr. Leonard Payton, Music Director
Redeemer Presbyterian Church-Austin, TX

• Reforming Worship Music
• The Pride of Simplicity
• Is It a Prelude or a Quaalude?
• Glossary for Church Growth

"For All the Saints Who from Their Labors Rest" by Henry Gerike

• Honoring the Saints by Roger Pittelko

"Worship & Emotions"
Dr. Ron Feuerhahn, Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

"Ministry to Soldiers"
Dr. Jack Preus, President
Concordia University-Irvine, CA

• Suffering and Joy: The Ministry as Participation in Christ's Cross

• Peace for the Warrior by Daniel Gard

"The Millennial Generation & Worship"
Uwe Siemon-Netto, Religion Editor
United Press International

• Commentary: Felix Hell and the Worship War  

• Faith: New Generation Is Looking Back

• Teenagers and Church Music by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• "Generational Segregation in the Church"  by Michael Glodo

"Christ-Centered Worship"
Dr. Mike Horton, Co-Host
"The White Horse Inn"
Dr. Paul Grime, Executive Director
LCMS Commission on Worship

• Excerpt from A Better Way by Mike Horton 

• Worship: Where Are We Going? by Paul Grime 

• Liturgical Glossary by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Liturgical Catechism: The Lectionary by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Worship: An Eternal Conversation by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Reflections on Contemporary Worship by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Reflections on Children’s Sermons/Messages by the LCMS Commission on Worship

• The Liturgy Serves Us by Robert Zagore  

• Teenagers and Church Music by Barbara Resch 

• Holy Ground and Countercultural Music by Dan Zager 

• The Colors of the Liturgical Seasons by Douglas Escue 

• Liturgy and Evangelism: Friends or Foes? by John Pless 

• Liturgy and Culture by Art Just 

• What’s Really Going on Here? by John Frerking 

• Lutheran Worship and Emotions by Ron Feuerhahn 

• Divine Service and Reverence by Dean Wenthe 

• Through All Generations by Gene Veith 

• The Contribution of the Reformation to Preaching by Carl Fickenscher 

• Faith: New Generation Is Looking Back by Uwe Siemon-Netto 

• Charles Finney on Theology and Worship by Larry Rast 

• Music: Gift of God or Tool of the Devil? by Richard Resch 

• Paradigms of Praise by Carl Schalk 

• Is Popular Culture Either? by Ken Myers 

Liturgy

"English Bible Translations"
Dr. Cameron MacKenzie, Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

"The Epiphany Hymn ‘Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning’" by Henry Gerike

For your reference:

Hymnody

"Luther on Music"
Dr. Carl Schalk, Emeritus Professor of Church Music
Concordia University-River Forest, IL
Rev. Henry Gerike, Director
Concordia Seminary Chorus

"Go, My Children, with My Blessing" by Dr. Jaroslav Vjada, Lutheran Hymn writer

"Teenagers and Church Music" - What Do They Really Think?
Dr. Barbara Resch, Professor of Music Education
Indiana-Purdue University-Ft. Wayne

Interview regarding 1995 survey of 500 teenagers- excerpts:

"Pastors, youth directors, parents, teachers, church musicians, and anyone else who works with and cares about teenagers have probably asked at some point: 'How can we keep these kids interested and involved in the Church?'"

"Contrary to expectations, these representative teenagers do not bring to the church service their own musical preferences (e.g., rock and pop music) as the right music for that occasion.  Rather, they tend to accept as appropriate for that context the music that the church has already put in place, whatever that music may be."

"Many expressed a respect for the corporate nature of their worshiping congregations.  One said she made her decisions based on how the 'little old ladies' in her church would react:  'If I thought they would be upset, I said it was not appropriate, because people shouldn't get upset by church music.'   Another wrote:  'This would give my Grandma cardiac arrest, so better not!'" 

"The Contemporary Christian Music Industry"
Lori Lewis, Former CCM Disc Jockey

• Do I need to listen to Christian Music to be a Christian?s

• Higher Things

"The Hymn, Abide with Me’" by Henry Gerike

"The Hymn ‘Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness’" by Henry Gerike

"The Hymn, ‘Jerusalem the Golden’" by Henry Gerike

"The Hymn ‘Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face’" by Henry Gerike

"The Life & Works of Johann Sebastian Bach"
Uwe Siemon-Netto, Author
The Gospel According to J. S. Bach

• J.S. Bach in Japan 

• Are Your Hymns too Spiritual? by Mike Horton

• Johann Sebastian Bach and Scripture: "O God, from Heaven Look Down" by Paul Hofreiter

• Bach and Pietism: Similarities Today by Robin Leaver

• Theological Symbolism in the Organ Works of J.S. Bach by David Maxwell

"The Gospel According to J. S. Bach"
Dr. Robert Bergt, Conductor and Music Director
American Kantorei

Want to know more about the "Fifth Evangelist"? Check out  J. S. Bach: A Biography 

• The Holy Spirit in Our Hymns by the LCMS Commission on Worship

Did Martin Luther really use barroom melodies for sacred hymns?

Find out when you read the article Music: Gift of God or Tool of the Devil by Richard Resch