1. The cross not only stands as the measure of our hatred of God but also as the measure of God’s love for us.
  2. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of these early Lutheran hymns – and their physical availability in hymnals – in the piety of common people living in Lutheran towns and territories.
  3. The Battle of Frankenhausen stands as a warning for what can happen when we abandon the Word God has given us and chase after some vision of our own imaginations.
  4. Some part of us always wants our ability under the law to be just as important (or more) than grace.
  5. The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.
  6. Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
  7. Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
  8. This day and its meaning provided the opportunity for an anonymous author to write a poem for Sheer Thursday about Judas' betrayal of Jesus.
  9. Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
  10. St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
  11. Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
  12. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?