As noted last week, Martin Luther wrote this Christmas message from Wartburg, where he lived in exile after the edict of the Diet of Worms in 1521 that excommunicated him.

Fifty-two weeks ago I tore out a page from my church bulletin and put it in my Bible.

This Advent season over the next four weeks, we will reflect upon the sermon Martin Luther preached from his Wartburg Church sometime in 1521 or 1522.[1] This period of Luther’s […]

Dr. Gwenfair Walters Adams Above the fold: This is where the most important news commands the upper left corner of the front page of your daily paper, whether in print […]

By Rev. Dr. William David Spencer “Yes, I saw it – a strange portent, as if the morning stars had converged on one spot – as if all the handiwork […]

Dr. Catherine McDowell This blog post is part two of a four-part Advent series. Read part one here.  When the angel of the LORD appears to Joseph, he addresses him […]

Dr. Donald Fairbairn It should come as no surprise that Advent, as a season of preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth, was slow to emerge in Christian history. In […]

Dr. Stephen Macchia (MDiv ’83, DMin ’01) This blog originally appeared on Leadership Transformations. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. He was with God […]

What a joy to sing such profound, engaging, and deep theology in a hymn like “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” Let’s walk through it together.

One Advent carol that embodies how the people of God have waited patiently, expectantly, and hopefully is “Savior of the Nations, Come.”