Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies
By Steven Paulson
01/16/26
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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.
Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/15/26

Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.
Welcome to My House
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1517 Guest Contributor
01/14/26

Welcome to My House

Bringing your family to church to receive “the one thing needful” (Luke 10:42) in Word and Sacrament honors and pleases God.

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1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
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A Q&A for "A Shepherd's Letter"

History won’t judge us, Jesus will. We already have his judgment. He gave it to us from the cross, where he acquitted us with his death.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
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Free Range Christ

Free-range Christ is fearful Christ because he is present, speaking, and I just crucified him.
Tyler Cronkright
Tyler Cronkright
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Easter is Overrated

Easter must be seen in light of the cross. It must never overshadow Good Friday. They are a packaged deal!
John T. Pless
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Bearing the Cross-A Sermon for Wednesday in Holy Week

Simon carried the cross, but Jesus was carried by the cross to death.
Bradley Gray
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Dying (and Living) on the Slopes of Sola Fide

My one hope of not only entering a right relationship with God but also stepping into glory is the same: it’s Christ. It’s always Christ.
John W. Hoyum
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The End of Ethics

False holiness is always a possession and achievement of the individual in isolation from the good of others. And so it isn’t holiness at all.
Donavon Riley
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The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)

Theologians of glory searched for God everywhere except the Cross of Christ.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
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Q & A for “Withertongue Emails” with Donavon Riley

Each email entry in The Withertongue Emails is intended to compel the reader to stop and think about their pastor, themselves, and their churches.
John T. Pless
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Preaching Law and Gospel: Repentance and Faith from the Penitential Psalms in Lent

Luther recognized that in the penitential psalms, God gives us the words to cry out to Him in our distress, lament our sins, and confess trust in the promise of His righteousness in which alone is our sure and certain hope.
Donavon Riley
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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.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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The Veil of Moses and the Face of Christ

God is mercy. He was mercy then. He’s mercy now. God showed them His glory, if only a reflection, in the face of Moses.
Daniel Emery Price
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A Look at 2 Peter 3: The Stubborn Salvation of God

This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.
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