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Study guides, historical commentary, and theological reflection on the Lutheran Confession.

Luther's Small Catechism as a Daily Family Devotion Practice

Luther's Small Catechism as a Daily Family Devotion Practice

Luther wrote the Small Catechism specifically for household use -- a practice many Lutheran families still follow today. Here's how it works and why Luther designed it this way.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 24, 2026

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Why the Three Ancient Creeds Open the Book of Concord

Why the Three Ancient Creeds Open the Book of Concord

Before the Augsburg Confession, before Luther's own catechisms, the Lutheran Book of Concord opens with the ancient Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds. Here's why.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 17, 2026

Simul Justus et Peccator: Lutheranism's Great Paradox

Simul Justus et Peccator: Lutheranism's Great Paradox

Simul justus et peccator -- 'simultaneously righteous and sinner' -- is one of Lutheran theology's most important and most misunderstood phrases. Here's what it actually claims.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 10, 2026

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Holding the Movement Together: The Book of Concord and Lutheranism After Luther

Holding the Movement Together: The Book of Concord and Lutheranism After Luther

After Martin Luther's death in 1546, Lutheranism nearly split apart -- discover how the Book of Concord of 1580 held the movement together.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 3, 2026

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A Lutheran missionary couple presenting a Bible to a local community in a developing nation

Lutheran Missions: How Confessional Theology Drives Global Outreach

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 27, 2026

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Classic Lutheran church interior with organ, altar, and pulpit representing the beauty of confessional Lutheran worship

Lutheran Worship: How the Confessions Shape the Liturgy

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 20, 2026

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Reformation-era craftsman pausing from work to pray over the Bible representing the theology of vocation

Vocation and the Christian Life: Luther's Doctrine of Calling

Martin Luther's recovery of the doctrine of vocation was one of the Reformation's most transformative gifts to Christian ethics. Every calling — farmer, merchant, parent, magistrate — is sacred when carried out in faith and love.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 13, 2026

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Two spheres representing church and state in Lutheran two kingdoms theology

Two Kingdoms Theology: How Lutherans Relate Church and State

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 6, 2026

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An open leather-bound book on a wooden desk with a quill pen beside it, representing Philip Melanchthon writing the Apology of the Augsburg Confession

The Apology of the Augsburg Confession: Melanchthon's Defense of Lutheran Doctrine

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

June 29, 2026