Ordinary Means

Doctrinal essays, study aids, and the working material behind a confessional Lutheran Sunday school class. Once a week, give or take.

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Bible Study

Genesis

The Bride from His Side

A bride drawn from the opened side of a sleeping Adam — the oldest picture in the world of Christ and His Church

Ad Fontes

The Text the Church Copied for a Thousand Years

The Majority Text position, fairly presented — and why I do not finally hold it

What Horse?

Plans to Prosper You

Jeremiah 29:11 was never a graduation card.

What Horse?

An Apple a Day

The forbidden fruit was never the point.

Ephesians

The Wall Is Down

There was a real wall in the temple, with a death sentence carved into it — and Christ tore it down

Law and Gospel

The Tax of Seeing Clearly

On discernment, and the contempt it breeds if you let it.

Books by Larry Herzog Jr.

Confessional Lutheran writing for the serious layperson. Each title available on Amazon.

The Hollow Altar

A confessional Lutheran examination of worship and the means of grace.

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Ad Fontes

Returning to the sources of confessional Lutheran theology and practice.

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Judeo-Christian Values?

A critical look at the idea of shared moral heritage between Judaism and Christianity.

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What Horse?

An exploration of Lutheran thought for those asking the right questions.

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Dust & Data

A confessional Lutheran field guide to the age of artificial intelligence.

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KEPT

Sobriety, Grace, and the Hand That Won’t Let Go.

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THORN

A Lutheran Word for the Christian Who Struggles.

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A Man of Blood

The Warrior's Wounded Conscience and the Blood That Cleanses It.

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