Even Chuck Norris Needed a Savior
By Russ Lackey
03/23/26
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Even Chuck Norris Needed a Savior

The gospel isn’t for the strong but people who know they aren’t.
Post-Denominational Lutheranism
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
03/20/26

Post-Denominational Lutheranism

One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
Getting Over your Pride
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
03/19/26

Getting Over your Pride

Pride builds identities that leave no room for grace.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/15/19

Our Savior Today

Jesus is a heroic warrior that not even hell can defeat.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/08/19

Jesus and Johnny Cash: Lazarus, Sue, and You

Jesus knows your name. Whether you’re a boy named Sue or a beggar named Lazarus, the God who named that forgotten man has not forgotten you.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
09/12/19

A Look at 1 Peter 3: Baptism Now Saves You

When we read this chapter, we find that we are actually shaped by the word.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/28/19

David vs. Goliath: We're Teaching the Story All Wrong

As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/27/19

What Does God Give Us Today?

God is the only one who decides what we receive, when, and how it’s given to us.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/22/19

A Look at 1 and 2 Peter: Introduction to 1 Peter

The focus of 1 Peter on baptism is one that has puzzled many people.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
08/21/19

Christmas in August and Handel's Messiah

On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
08/19/19

God Alone Saves, Right?

This is the God of the Holy Scriptures. He is the one who repeatedly saves, always preserving his people by providing rescue in situation after situation...
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
07/29/19

Protected from Baptism

The real problem with the way we talk about Baptism in particular, and the sacraments at all, is that we are simply afraid of letting God’s Word get us.
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
07/26/19

When to Pass on a Baptism Candidate

Everything was perfectly teed up to move the needle on the baptism metric, but I just couldn’t do it. I told her she shouldn't get baptized.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/15/19

Can the Church Save Singing? Three Simple Recommendations

Imagine yourself at an advanced age. What do you want to remember when you’ve forgotten virtually everything else? Sing that.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
06/20/19

Epistle: Galatians 3:23-4:7 (Pentecost 2: Series C)

Baptism demolishes all boasting, for it is passively received and all that is received is pure gift. No one can, therefore, boast a better salvation than another.
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