Peace Be With You
By Jason Oakland
07/11/25
5mins

Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/10/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 6-9.
Inception and the Paradox of Grace
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/09/25

Inception and the Paradox of Grace

Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.

All Articles

John Bombaro
John Bombaro
05/22/23

Plagiarizing Jesus: The Gift of the Lord's Prayer

The Lord’s prayer is a prayer in perfect accord with the will of God, and Jesus gifts it to us to plagiarize at will.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
05/19/23

A Reason to Sing

Sing of Jesus’ Easter victory for you, and watch Satan flee with his worries and cares!
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/15/23

Why We Need Preachers

Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
05/10/23

C.F.W. Walther: Preacher of the Gospel

Walther’s living legacy is his enduring teaching on how to distinguish the law and the gospel in the Church’s proclamation.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
05/09/23

Worship is a Terrible Word

Sunday morning is about receiving, not giving.
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
05/05/23

One Way to Make Sure Worship Songs Don't Sound the Same

The only way to change the current state of worship songwriting and production is to create something different.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/04/23

Come and Dine

How can we be sure that we are getting a “solid spiritual diet” and not a “milky” one?
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
05/03/23

A First Far-Off Gleam of the Gospel: The Christian Beginnings of Tolkien’s Fiction in The Book of Lost Tales

In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
04/24/23

A Strange Easter Morning

Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
04/18/23

An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/18/23

A Review of "Torahism: Are Christians Required to Keep the Law of Moses?" by R.L Solberg

Only by accurately and honestly reporting the views of those with whom we disagree can we then properly address and refute them. This is the approach Solberg has taken.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
04/14/23

If Christ Has Not Been Raised, We are the Most to be Pitied

Paul is writing as a man who has already lived a life of law-keeping while denying the resurrection.
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