Book Group

On the first, third, and occasional fifth Wednesdays of the month, we meet to discuss a book that we read through together. See below for our current book and a list of previous books we have read and discussed .

Beginning August 6, 2025

Who your heroes are says a lot about you. “We live in the shadows of our heroes. We look up to them. We try to live like them. Our heroes encourage and inspire us.”


In A Martyr’s Faith in a Faithless World, Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller urges readers to consider not only who their heroes are, but how those heroes shape them.


Wolfmueller shows that heroic martyrs St. Stephen, St. Perpetua, Polycarp, Romanus, and St. Agatha are not defined by their achievements, but by the power of faith that God worked within them. These martyrs demonstrate the heroism of following Christ with humble hearts in the face of affliction and death. Each martyr stands as a testament to the bold rejection of sin, patient endurance through affliction, and firm grounding in the ultimate joy of heaven. Wolfmueller expertly combines practical principles, Church history, and a rich use of Scripture to provide encouragement for the Christian's struggle against suffering and sin. Ultimately, the book directs readers to look to Christ, who completed the greatest act of heroism in his saving death and resurrection.

Past Books

Lutheran Music and Meaning by Daniel Zager

Faith Alone - The Heart of Everything by Bo Giertz

The Spirituality of the Cross by Gene Edward Veith

Grace Upon Grace: Spirituality for Today by John Kleinig

Rediscovering the Issues Surrounding the 1974 Concordia Seminary Walkout ed. Ken Schurb 

Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body by John Kleinig

The Fire and the Staff: Lutheran Theology in Practice by Klemet Preus

The Hammer of God by Bo Giertz

Handling the Word of Truth: Law and Gospel in the Church Today by John Pless

Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey: Recover the Joys of Piety by William Weedon