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Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
06/06/25

Pentecost and the Beautiful Mess of the Church

Every time someone is baptized, every time bread is broken and wine poured, every time a sinner hears, “Your sins are forgiven in Christ,” Pentecost happens again.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
05/06/25

What is a Sinner Saint? An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life

This is an excerpt from Chapter 1 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/14/23

The Fact of Our Need for a King

We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
10/22/21

Persecution and Unity: The Edict of Fontainebleau

Throughout the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Lutherans would work together on the mission field, at home, and abroad.
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
02/26/21

A Review of Flame's "Christ for You"

When it comes to the Book of Concord, there are really two types of people: those who read the contents and see a series of rap albums, and those who aren’t Flame.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
08/24/20

Why Paul?

This is an excerpt from the book, “Paul and the Resurrection” written by Joshua Pagán (1517 Publishing, 2020).
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/05/19

Gospel: Luke 12:22-34 (Pentecost 9: Series C)

The Father knows our needs because he knows everything. This is a comforting thought, but only if He is gracious.
Scott Davis
Scott Davis
05/29/19

Fig Leaf Righteousness

My earliest memory of seeing a cartoonist drawing of Adam and Eve was in the waiting room at the pediatrician’s office. I probably had the flu. Sitting with my mom- I was waiting for the nurse to come and call our name. Also, I was hoping that I wouldn’t get a shot.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
06/29/17

"They Don't Deserve You"

As Wonder Woman hit theatres earlier this month and the reviews poured in, many of them carried the same sentiment: she’s the only hero in the DCEU thus far who hasn’t induced mixed feelings from the fans of the genre but instead has received near universal applause for getting the character right.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
11/03/16

Philip Melanchthon: The Method of the “Loci Communes” - 1526

by Philip Melanchthon, translated by Scott L. Keith, Ph.D.; edited by Kurt Winrich
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/07/16

Five Failures I Hope to Achieve Before I Die

I have my list. It may seem strange to you, but, when I think about my own death, I often think in terms of positive failures.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
04/08/16

The Not-So-Empty Tomb of Jesus

Should we consider the tomb of Jesus completely empty, or just somewhat empty?
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