By Amy Mantravadi

10/06/26

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An Introduction to Nikolaus von Amsdorf

More than a friend, Amsdorf was also an important figure in the work of religious reform, providing counsel to Luther on key occasions, shepherding the churches, and defending the faith until his death.

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Jeremiah Schultz

10/02/26

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Just as it is necessary that Christ took on flesh for our salvation, so too, it is necessary that he should be in the supper bodily

Christopher J. Richmann

09/30/26

You Might Have a Troubled Heart

Jesus doesn’t say, “I give you the way,” but “I am the way.”

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Donavon Riley

02/07/17

God's Word of Law and Gospel

But when God's Word of Law and Gospel are tuned up, when they're properly distinguished, then Jesus' words rain down on us like thunderbolts.

Donavon Riley

02/01/17

A Matter of The Gospel

A Christian is justified—saved from sin, death, and hell—by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

Bruce Hillman

01/24/17

Spitting on Jesus

Last year, a friend I follow tweeted, “Calling yourself a sinner is spitting on all the work that Jesus did to make you a saint.”

Donavon Riley

01/24/17

You've Got Your Faith, I've Got Mine

When it comes to faith, God runs all the verbs. God's Spirit calls us by the Gospel. He enlightens us with His gifts.

Paul Dunk

01/19/17

Drunks On Horseback

According to Martin Luther, it is human nature is a little like a drunkard trying to ride a horse.

Joel Hess

01/19/17

Through His Church, Christ's Story is Your Story

The story did not end with Jesus' death and resurrection, or even with the Acts of the Apostles.

Donavon Riley

01/17/17

The Great Comfort That You Are A Sinner

Salvation starts in being a sinner and knowing it because that's where God starts salvation, in making "Him to be Sin who knew no sin."

Bradley Gray

01/16/17

Law-Abiding Citizens

Among the things that perturb me about modern Christianity is our residual clinging to a sort of “Christian-karma.”

Donavon Riley

01/10/17

The Center and Measure of All Things

The truth is, a Christian's holiness is hidden outside himself in Christ through faith.

Bob Hiller

01/06/17

When Old Adam Fences the Table

I grew up with a great deal of guilt. It still keeps me up at night. For one reason or another, I was convinced I hadn’t done enough to be loved by God.

Chad Bird

01/05/17

Christ's Bride Doesn't Need Botox

Hers is not a beauty of breathtaking cathedrals, stained glass, or towering arches, but of a body.

Joel Hess

01/05/17

The Church is not a Hospital for Sinners, It's a Morgue for the Dead

It is the strangest of morgues—people arrive dead as doornails and leave alive.

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