Luther on the Apostle's Creed

The First Article: Creation
"I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth".

What does this mean?

Answer: I believe that God ...

Spiritual Armor

In The Encourager, Charles Mylander writes: "Sunrise was dawning when Los Angeles motorcycle police officer Bob Vernon saw a red pickup truck speed ...

Carrying Our Weapon

Prayer is the wall of faith: her arms and missiles against the foe who keeps watch over us on all sides. And, so never we walk unarmed.

Saved by Skinned Knees

My 2-year-old and I were walking along a busy street when suddenly she broke loose of my grasp and ran ahead of me. I rounded the corner after her, only ...

No Fear

Not to fear is the armor.

Locked up Tight

One night I went into my 8-year-old daughter's bedroom to pray with her before she went to sleep. In the course of her prayer she said, "Jesus, ...

Work of an Angel

The angels are the dispensers and administrators of the divine beneficence towards us; they regard our safety, undertake our defense, direct our ways, ...

Faith Is Not Shelter

Faith is not shelter against difficulties, but belief in the face of all contradictions.

Luther: Expanding Each Petition

In "A Simple Way to Pray" (1535), Martin Luther advises his friend Peter to repeat and elaborate on each petition of the Lord's Prayer. ...

Extreme Kindness

In Elmer Bendiner's book, The Fall of Fortresses, he describes one bombing run over the German city of Kassel:

Our B-17 ("The Tondelayo") ...