Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
By Bruce Hillman
05/09/25
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Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.
Because He Lives, He Goes With Us
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/08/25

Because He Lives, He Goes With Us

Christ does not hide his wounds. He offers them.
A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
05/07/25

A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide

The church does not await a verdict; she proclaims one.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/11/22

The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 3)

For Luther, those who refuse Christ as a curse want their sin removed not in Christ but in themselves.
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
03/10/22

Fearless Repentance

When we own up to our sin, our Father is not scandalized, and his response is not to reconsider his calling us.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
03/09/22

500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 2)

Confession is not another ecclesiastical bludgeon but is instead a gift. There we can tell the truth about ourselves, knowing that Christ has only mercy for us in response.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
03/08/22

500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 1)

Luther had a living Word from God intended to land squarely among sinners.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/01/22

The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part 2

Christ powerless on the Cross is where the false definitions of glory theologies are exposed and everything is turned upside down.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/24/22

The Word Did It All

The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
Brad Soenksen
Brad Soenksen
02/23/22

No Disguises

I may feel today that the Lord has not found me, but in fact he has – he is intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/22/22

The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part One

Luther’s confessions and writings during that time demonstrated the diagnosis of the problem he faced had always been the same.
A. A. Just Jr.
A. A. Just Jr.
02/16/22

Doesn’t Everything Die at Last, and Too Soon?

Maybe it was because I read this book to put myself to sleep. But maybe the lack of any Christian references was part of my sadness.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
02/15/22

Q & A for "The Augsburg Confession: A Guide for the Perplexed" by Mark Mattes

The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
02/14/22

The Miracle of Grace: A Review of Encanto

I finally watched the film “Encanto” with my kids. I had heard many people say the subtext of this movie was deeper than most. So, we snuggled up on the couch and watched it to see what everyone was talking about.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
02/10/22

He Preached, and it Stood Firm

If God ever forgives you, it is not just allowing you to start over and try harder the second time, but it is a whole, new, complete justification that is given as a free gift and without any work of our own—outside the law.
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