1. Instead of a death sentence, those brothers hear the words of deliverance.
  2. I have to believe that grace - God’s grace - will be waiting on the other side.
  3. The cross not only stands as the measure of our hatred of God but also as the measure of God’s love for us.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
  7. Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
  8. For you who are struggling to navigate grief, to cope with pain, or breathe through anxiety, the gospel announces that there is a person whose heart throbs for you.
  9. Some part of us always wants our ability under the law to be just as important (or more) than grace.
  10. This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
  11. The price was really paid. Your sin remains buried in Christ’s tomb.
  12. The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.