By Bradley Gray

10/07/26

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Worship According to the Word

The only hope for idol-addicted sinners who are utterly incapable of decluttering their souls is Jesus, the one at the heart of the gospel, and the only one who stands before the Father with an undivided heart.

Amy Mantravadi

10/06/26

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

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Donavon Riley

08/26/24

Indifference Is A Most Deadly Poison

It is the story of a God who is not distant, not indifferent, not doing anything in half-measures, but who is here, now.

Steven Paulson

08/22/24

God's Self-Revelation in Nature

Nature ends in stinging judgment from its Creator.

Erick Sorensen

08/21/24

God's Use of Nature

As both law and gospel are proclaimed, judgment and deliverance are miraculously pronounced over the hearer.

Bradley Gray

08/12/24

Listen to Him

With so many TV preachers, pastors, and Bible teachers claiming to be authoritative voices for God himself, how do you know who to listen to?

Donavon Riley

08/01/24

When The I AM Moves in Our Direction

The gospel is his weapon that beats back the darkness — “I AM the Resurrection and the Life. Bow your head, bend the knee when I walk by.”

Christopher J. Richmann

07/23/24

The Fate of American Revivalism

When the historical importance of revivalism is understood, one can appreciate that the question, “Could America experience another revival?” is also a question about the fate of Christianity in America.

Donavon Riley

07/18/24

"I Called The Ancient Shepherd, but He Hasn’t Come

The Lion of Judah, Christ the King, Jesus of Nazareth, will not be away from us for one night.

Bruce Hillman

07/11/24

What Makes the Church Fundamentally Unique?

This week, when you go to church, take a moment to reflect that you are being summoned by a loving Father, hands full of gifts he wants to give.

Philip Bartelt

07/10/24

The Art of Dying

This great victory, the true defeat of death, I receive not by my thinking, willing, or working, but simply by believing.

Michael Berg

07/08/24

The Church Year

This is an edited excerpt from Addendum A, “The Church Year,” On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service, written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023), pgs. 113-120.

Donavon Riley

07/02/24

The Never-Children Are His Always Children

In Christ, this world’s never-children are his always-children, because he isn’t a God of death, after all.

Scott Keith

06/26/24

The Testimony of Baptism

A miracle happened right before our very eyes.

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