This thesis began primarily as a doctrinal endeavor to deepen my knowledge of biblical repentance, but at a certain point, my focus began shifting towards how all the information I was learning might be applied. I became ...

Dance can become a respectable and godly practice in churches when understood and approached with the right considerations. This thesis seeks to expand churches’ perspectives about dance in two major ways. First, to recognize ...

If someone were to walk into a church and see many ceremonies being carried out, a question might enter their minds. That question would be: “why are they doing these things; and why this way?” The answer to that question ...

For longer than we may realize, technology has been involved in the transmission of God’s Word. Early Christin communities were united through a piece of technology—a book. During the Reformation, Luther and the other ...

The Christian church has always wrestled with the idea of how best to convey the gospel through media. At this time, virtual reality (VR) is a new frontier of digital communication. Can the church benefit from adopting ...

COVID-19 has had drastic, far-reaching consequences throughout society, and the Lutheran church is no exception. For three months, many Lutherans and other Christians in America were prohibited from worshiping in person ...