Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

By Kelsi Klembara

10/30/26

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Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

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.

Mark Duerr

10/29/26

Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

Bradley Gray

10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

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Bradley Gray

02/28/24

The Sound of Freedom

This is the sound of freedom. The Eternal One died so that we who are dying might live eternally with him.

John Bombaro

02/27/24

Our Need for Lent

A truly Lenten mindset sees the season as preparatory for the resurrection life of Easter as opposed to the mortification of Good Friday.

Donavon Riley

02/16/24

The Tree At The Center of The Universe

We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.

Daniel van Voorhis

02/09/24

A Farewell to My Teacher: Rod Rosenbladt as Professor

He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.

Adam Francisco

02/06/24

For You and For All People: The Legacy of Rod Rosenbladt

In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.

Scott Keith

02/02/24

When a Good Father Dies, it is Always Too Soon

My goal here isn’t to selfishly reflect on all the reasons I will miss Rod because I know that if you are reading this, you may miss this man, too.

Amy Mantravadi

01/24/24

Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.

Bradley Gray

01/18/24

The Word of Promise and the Family of God

The essence of what it means to be a son or daughter of Abraham, an inheritor of the Abrahamic promise, was irrevocably tethered to faith.

Amy Mantravadi

01/03/24

Martin Chemnitz and God’s Election of His Own

Amy Mantravadi shares about the importance and influlnce of Martin Chemitz in the predestination controversy.

Wade Johnston

01/02/24

Fat Hearts

How’s your ticker?

Amy Mantravadi

12/15/23

Assurance of Salvation in the Reformed and Lutheran Traditions

In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.

John Bombaro

12/14/23

The Fact of Our Need for a King

We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.

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