The Strange Wedding of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora
By Amy Mantravadi
06/13/25
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The Strange Wedding of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora

Few couples faced the kind of pressures they endured in their two decades of marriage prior to Martin’s death in 1546.
Dorothy Sayers and the Trinity
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
06/12/25

Dorothy Sayers and the Trinity

The doctrine of the Trinity is not so much the story of a “who-dunnit” as it is the story of the “who-is-it.”
Where Pride Fails, Grace Breaks In
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/11/25

Where Pride Fails, Grace Breaks In

You are a soul. Not an algorithm. Not a hashtag. A soul knit together by a God who does not mock, does not abandon, and does not lie.

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Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
09/25/17

Remembering to Forget

The wound on my hand would not let me forget what happened. The crackled and blistered strip of skin was a memento of the searing pain I felt that day. For the remainder of that year, I was constantly reminded of what I had done.
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
09/22/17

Object Fixation and Christian Sexuality

By focusing intently on what one wants to avoid, we often crash right into the moral hazard we are trying to evade.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
09/21/17

No Longer A Mystery! David Lynch and Jesus

While Lynch might not be everyone’s cup of tea, he certainly paints a world that many of our neighbors can relate to: a strange place governed by inexplicable entities, causes and forces.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/19/17

God's Final Sentence and Judgment

We demand that our Creator defend His judgment and justification of sinners in a courtroom where we are judge, prosecuting attorney, and jury.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
09/18/17

Gospeling Souls Right into Hell

The Law though it does many things—restrains, exhorts the Christian unto righteousness, punishes—always rightly accuses and condemns sinners of their sin before a righteous, holy, and just God.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
09/15/17

The Ghosts of Sins Past

I hear voices in my head accusing me, telling me these sins will be there on the Day of Judgment unless I make atonement.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/14/17

Two Ways to Improve the Cross

There’s something very attractive about both the cross-ladder and the cross-crutches. In fact, there’s something about both of them that the woodworker within us finds eminently more appealing than the simple cross of Jesus.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
09/13/17

Crisis of Faith and Sufficient Grace

I spend a lot of time talking to people in coffee shops. Some share my Christian faith, some are exploring and questioning faith and others have left the church, having had a crisis of faith.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/12/17

The Saddest Words Ever Spoken to a Sinner

When we say, “I’ve screwed up big time. I’ve betrayed my spouse, my family, my friends. I’ve hurt lots of people,” we don’t need to hear, “Yes, you have. You need to make that right, learn to walk the talk, and act like a Christian next time."
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
09/12/17

To the Crazy Ones

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
09/08/17

A Reformation Question: Can the Finite Bear the Infinite?

This emphasis in Luther also applied to his understanding of the sacraments, and particularly comes out in his writings on the Lord’s Supper in his Large Catechism.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/05/17

Not The What, But The Who...

Jesus is the "because" and "therefore" of our salvation because He died for our sin
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