Concord Matters — Smalcald Articles: Part 3, Articles 6 & 7: Sacrament of the Altar and the Keys

Rev. Sean Willman joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study the Sacrament of the Altar and the Keys.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Kitchen Table Talk: Infant Faith

Chaplain Sean Daenzer returns to the Lounge to offer theological hope and comfort for those agonizing over these kinds of questions — comfort based not on human reason or empirical evidence, but on the sure Word of God.

Concord Matters — Smalcald Articles: Part 3, Articles 4 & 5: The Gospel and Baptism

Rev. Joshua Willadsen joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study the Gospel and Holy Baptism.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Adventures in Lutheranism (Homeschool Edition): Competitive Speech and Debate

Rachel introduces Sarah and Erin to the world of competitive speech and debate and shares the story of her own family’s ongoing involvement with the NCFCA Christian Speech and Debate. 

Concord Matters — Smalcald Articles: Part 3, Article 3: Repentance, Part 2

Rev. Brian Kachelmeier joins Rev. Brady Finnern to continue our study of repentance in the Smalcald.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Story Time with Sarah: Birgitte Katerine Boye

Sarah shares the story of Birgitte Katerine Boye in this part Story Time, part Hymn Sing, part ode to Scandinavian Lutheranism.

Concord Matters — Smalcald Articles: Part 3, Article 3: Repentance, Part 1

Rev. David Buchs joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study repentance in the Smalcald.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Our Favorites, Revisited: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Write This Challenge

We revisit a special devotional episode from Good Friday 2024 as we meditate on Christ’s death for our sins. 

Concord Matters — Smalcald Articles: Part 3, Article 2: Law

Rev. Andy Wright joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study the Law.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Book Club Wrap Up: The Anxious Generation

Sarah, Erin, and Rachel talk through one of the most talked-about nonfiction books of the year: Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.”