1. Martin Luther's Reformation Hymns

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    05/16/24
    12 mins
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    By Nicholas Hopman
    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.
    Martin Luther's Reformation Hymns

  2. The Battle of Frankenhausen and the Ruin of Thomas Müntzer

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    05/15/24
    16 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    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.
    The Battle of Frankenhausen and the Ruin of Thomas Müntzer

  3. New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

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    03/20/24
    22 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    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.
    New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

  4. Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

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    01/24/24
    14 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
    Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

  5. Resources For Reformation Day

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    10/31/23
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
    Resources For Reformation Day

  6. The Small Catechism was not created for Confirmation Class

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    09/26/23
    11 mins
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    By Nicholas Hopman
    Luther actually expected the Catechism to be taught in the home.
    The Small Catechism was not created for Confirmation Class

  7. Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

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    09/22/23
    15 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.
    Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

  8. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

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    09/21/23
    15 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.
    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

  9. An Excerpt from Let the Bird Fly

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    08/25/23
    11 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    This is an excerpt is from Chapter 1 of Let the Bird Fly: Life in a World Given Back to Us written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
    An Excerpt from Let the Bird Fly

  10. An Excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians, Galatians 5:1

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    08/24/23
    10 mins
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    By Martin Luther | Haroldo Camacho
    This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), edited by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
    An Excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians, Galatians 5:1

  11. The Goodness of God as the Antidote for Despair

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    08/17/23
    14 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    In that moment of greatest despair, we find the antidote for all our fears. We know we are beloved of God and there is salvation in Christ’s atoning death.
    The Goodness of God as the Antidote for Despair

  12. The Truth that Changes Everything

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    07/25/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
    The Truth that Changes Everything
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