Auden understands Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith not as a mere theological platitude, a trick of biblical grammar, or a catchphrase for men to rally around.
Our Lord Jesus builds, forms, and fashions his church as an artist forms a mosaic.
Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.

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This week, when you go to church, take a moment to reflect that you are being summoned by a loving Father, hands full of gifts he wants to give.
To embrace our creatureliness is to affirm the truth that we were created to worship.
Moltmann is gone now, but his theology will continue to provoke and provide.
God does not give us an undebatable answer to suffering. Instead, God suffers, too.
Christ’s birth, he shows us, is entangled with human pride and sin, which is overcome by God’s love.
A brief summary of Augustin'e view of friendship is followed by some quotes by Augustine
Scent plays an important role in our memories and the story of Scripture
1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.