Spring 2022
Spring 2022 (Issue 5)
Eighty Easters Ago: The Mass Resignation of Lutheran Pastors from the Nazified Church of Norway
On Easter Sunday, 1942, the moment of truth arrived. Ninety-three percent of the clergy resigned from the Church of Norway in order to fulfill their oaths of ordination and serve the people whom God had entrusted to their care.
The Wittenberg Option in Casper, Wyoming
If today’s Christians need encouragement in preserving and creating a healthy Christian culture in our increasingly secular society, they do not have to study in a large university in a big city. They can look at the story of tiny, isolated Wittenberg in the sixteenth century.
Excellent Films for the Family: The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
The film has a wondrous spirit of adventure and discovery… Setting off on an expedition with the accompanying exploration and risk is a needed vision—especially as the modern world has progressively enshrined the idol of “safety” in the hearts of millions.
Eighty Easters Ago: The Mass Resignation of Lutheran Pastors from the Nazified Church of Norway
On Easter Sunday, 1942, the moment of truth arrived. Ninety-three percent of the clergy resigned from the Church of Norway in order to fulfill their oaths of ordination and serve the people whom God had entrusted to their care.
The Wittenberg Option in Casper, Wyoming
If today’s Christians need encouragement in preserving and creating a healthy Christian culture in our increasingly secular society, they do not have to study in a large university in a big city. They can look at the story of tiny, isolated Wittenberg in the sixteenth century.
Excellent Films for the Family: The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
The film has a wondrous spirit of adventure and discovery… Setting off on an expedition with the accompanying exploration and risk is a needed vision—especially as the modern world has progressively enshrined the idol of “safety” in the hearts of millions.
On Learning by Heart
It is a valid and wise institution of our faithful God that he has given us a spiritual storehouse in the memory, in which we are able to store up seed for the future.
How to Listen to a Sermon
The duty of the listener is to hold to the Christian sermon as precious words of life that give life and empower Christian living. Cherish in your heart the preached Word that bestows on you Christ and His righteousness. This Word is the instrument of the Holy Spirit to work faith in you, to justify you, and to enable you to live a Christian life.
Ascension Day (Poem)
“Rejoice,” said one, “that blossom’s time has ceased, / For only then the fruit, and harvest-feast.”
A Plea for America
Now is the time for love. What won’t you do, what wouldn’t you give to see your children in heaven, to see your neighbors living life in the Way of peace, to see your country turned to the fear of the Lord?
On the Suffering of Christ by John Arndt
Therefore find comfort in this: Christ suffered such anguish for all of your sins. Yes, His soul was sorrowed for you. He was troubled for you. He was deeply distressed for you, so that you do not need to sorrow forever, nor be troubled, nor be deeply distressed.
Our Lord to Heaven Now Ascends (Hymn)
Our Lord to heaven now ascends; Captivity is captured!
Getting to Know the Fathers: Ignatius of Antioch
Behind all of Ignatius’ words and teaching is the heart of a true pastor and follower of Jesus. His concern, like that of St. Paul, was always the welfare and faithfulness of the individual Christians who made up the congregations to which he wrote, and the welfare of those congregations corporately.
Review: Moby Dick
The image of the self-reliant, single-minded, goal-oriented American defiantly destroyed in the quest to slay a mythical beast far from home on the great frontier of the open ocean has become a cultural icon—as inspiration and warning.
Humility (Poem)
Lord, bring me back to ground and grant to me / Humility.
The Self-Evident Proposition, Part 3
In due time it will not be surprising, I think, if our LCC comes into existence with a ready-made Latin motto, classical but taught anew by our professors, our undergraduates, and our dedicated supporters, to our churches and to our nation: REPETITIO MATER STUDIORUM.
Things Can Get Lost in Translation (Painting)
We are not allowed to imagine the woman’s sin or judge the menacing crowd. Instead, we are forced to confront our own sin, and the merciful face of our Savior.
Luther Classical College Update
The Board of Regents of Luther Classical College held our second annual in-person meeting June 6th-8th in Casper, WY. During our time together, we accomplished
