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4. The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World
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8. Two Kinds of Love: Martin Luther's Religious World
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Show Reddit reviews9. Luther: Gospel, Law and Reformation
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11. Shaping the Claim: Moving from Text to Sermon (Elements of Preaching)
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Show Reddit reviews12. The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem
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Show Reddit reviews13. Christ Present In Faith: Luther's View Of Justification
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Show Reddit reviews14. Forgiveness & Reconciliation: Public Policy & Conflict Transformation
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Show Reddit reviews15. Mary for Evangelicals: Toward an Understanding of the Mother of Our Lord
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Show Reddit reviews16. New Book of Festivals and Commemorations: A Proposed Common Calendar of Saints
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If you've got $20 to spend the Great Courses course on Luther is also very good. I've watched it most of the way through and found it fascinating and well-presented.
Fair warning: it's probably 30 hours of material, which is mostly the lecturer standing in front of a podium. You'll come to know his bookshelves and window view very well by the end of it.
The opening sentences of the lecturer's academic profile on his university website are also great:
> Dr. Cary is a philosopher married to a midwife (he thinks about the mysteries of life; she puts her hands on them). He and his wife have three sons and two grandchildren. His favorite theologian is Martin Luther, which means he feels quite comfortable in a high-church Anglican congregation where they love both Word and Sacrament.
I'm less ceremonial and more historical when looking at the Saints. I commemorate them by reading their hagiographies and looking for ways to apply their examples to my current situation. Sometimes it's difficult, like Saint Olaf who was beatified for being a kickass Viking King but even with him, I've found interesting examples; in his case, I found myself reading about the holiday Olsok and learning more about Norway.
Currently, I use Pfatteicher's "New Book of Festivals and Commemorations" to read about the saints and other festivals.
Treasury of Daily Prayer features the full lectionary, orders for the office of the hours, but also the Lutheran tradition of morning/evening prayer. I love this resource. It takes a little getting used to, but it works great. It's technically put out through LCMS, but that doesn't really matter. It features in its lectionary writings from Luther and the other reformers.
I'd recommend Jay Bakker's [Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self & Society] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446539503/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0ku8CbJGTF93P). Jay tends toward a Lutheran-sympathizing position on many things. I think he has wonderful explanations of sin in this book.
Also, the Lutheran Book of Prayer might have some good pieces in it for you.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Lutheran-Book-Of-Prayer/dp/0758608594
That's the commentary selection - I'm talking about this: https://www.amazon.com/New-Interpreters-Study-Bible-Apocrypha/dp/0687278325/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467457724&sr=1-1&keywords=new+interpreter%27s+study+bible