Preaching is a communal event. In "Gifts of Grace in a Place of Peace," Michael P. Hanck discovers himself, while a vicar, to be a preacher, with the help of God and his congregation. As he moves through his time of preaching, major themes emerge, including endurance in the faith, suffering, the purpose and importance of the cross, the joy and hope of the resurrection, and the importance of having one's faith struggle with real life issues, with hardships and blessings and the changing of the times. In all of this, God's Grace is the most important thing. This is a journey of preaching,...

"Escape from Seminary (& Other Fine Ideas)" is a book of poetry about faith, growth, and seeing the transcendent in the immanent. It contains four movements, described by both seasons and scriptural sagas, that imitate the development of a seminary student, who comes in and then is sent out.

"A Season of Itinerant Preaching" contains the sermons created during a year of itinerant preaching. Through various texts, the themes of creation, human nature, and grace are treated.

"A Salem Catechism" is a simple and short book about the basics of Christian Faith. It addresses Jesus Christ, the Church, the Holy Spirit, God the Father, Paul of Tarsus, the Early Church, Lutheranism, and the Sacraments of Baptism and Communion. It provides, in short chapters, an introduction to each of these elements of the Christian faith in easy and understandable language without losing meaningful theological content.