When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not
By Russ Lackey | Mark Mattes
01/20/26
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When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.
Behold the Lamb
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/19/26

Behold the Lamb

The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.
Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/16/26

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.

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Nicholas Hopman
Nicholas Hopman
09/26/23

The Small Catechism was not created for Confirmation Class

Luther actually expected the Catechism to be taught in the home.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
09/22/23

Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
09/21/23

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
09/13/23

The God Who Remembers: Joseph

We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
09/08/23

Lost in Christ

Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/06/23

Defeating the Goliath of Addiction

We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
09/05/23

Beren and Luthien

Written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/29/23

An Excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny

This is an excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny: An Examination of the Bethel Confession Proposed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Hermann Sasse in August 1933, written by Torbjörn Johansson and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/25/23

An Excerpt from Let the Bird Fly

This is an excerpt is from Chapter 1 of Let the Bird Fly: Life in a World Given Back to Us written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/24/23

An Excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians, Galatians 5:1

This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), edited by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/22/23

The Eternal Comfort of God

Jesus’s story in Luke 16 draws definitive attention to whom God helps — namely, God always comes close in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/21/23

More Than Conquerors: Pastoral Care in Physical & Spiritual Temptations

It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
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