God, kill my enemy!
By Russ Lackey
08/14/26
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God, kill my enemy!

God can handle grief, rage, and cries for justice. God can handle the victim who cannot yet forgive. God can handle the prayer that comes out jagged and wounded. The good news is that God is holy and merciful enough to handle all our prayers.
The Legacy of Martin Luther's Father, Hans Luther
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
08/12/26

The Legacy of Martin Luther's Father, Hans Luther

But while scholars are right to focus on the bond between Martin and Hans, the evidence of Martin’s own words suggests their relationship may not have been as troubled as some suppose. For Hans Luther was not a cartoon villain but a normal human being attempting to make his way in the world and raise his children to the best of his ability.
Judge Not!
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
08/10/26

Judge Not!

Jesus offers something infinitely better. He tells us to put down our gavel—not because sin isn't real, but because the only Judge who has the right to condemn is the very One who was condemned for us.

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/27/23

When God Gets Your Guts

How the ancient view of "guts" is a lively metaphor of promise
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
10/24/23

Surprised By Jack

C.S. Lewis muses on joy in his spiriutal autobiography
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/17/23

Calculus of Forgiveness"

Christ reshapes what forgivness means and why it's important
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
10/16/23

Unsung Inklings: Warren Lewis

The life of C.S. Lewis' brother, Warren Lewis
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/11/23

When Myth Became Fact

Theology and history go hand in hand in the real person of Jesus Christ, making the truth of the Gospels profoundly human and powerfully meaningful.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
09/29/23

A Review of “A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War” by Joseph Loconte

In A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War, Loconte meticulously analyzes both Lewis and Tolkien with one eye on their immediate historical context and the other on their works, letters, and diary entries.
Kerri Tom
Kerri Tom
09/27/23

Why Poetry Matters

If poetry elevates its subject, we could also say the reverse: the subject, in this case, the Most High God, elevates the language.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
09/05/23

Beren and Luthien

Written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/29/23

An Excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny

This is an excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny: An Examination of the Bethel Confession Proposed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Hermann Sasse in August 1933, written by Torbjörn Johansson and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/25/23

An Excerpt from Let the Bird Fly

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).
Martin Luther
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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/24/23

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

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).
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
08/18/23

An Excerpt from The Resurrection Fact

This is an edited excerpt from the conclusion of The Resurrection Fact: Responding to Modern Critics, edited by John Bombaro and Adam Francisco. (1517 Publishing, 2016).
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