Post-Denominational Lutheranism
By John W. Hoyum
03/20/26
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Post-Denominational Lutheranism

One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
Getting Over your Pride
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
03/19/26

Getting Over your Pride

Pride builds identities that leave no room for grace.
Blessed Beggars
Heather Schulz
Heather Schulz
03/18/26

Blessed Beggars

We can willingly admit the fact that we're just like tax collectors and thieves.

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Dan Weber
Dan Weber
07/17/22

Gospel: Luke 11:1-13 (Pentecost 7: Series C)

This is not just a pericope about hereditary sin and actual sins, nor is it providing a pattern for prayer. It is fundamentally about God our gracious Father and His promise to hear us, answer us, and provide for us.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
07/12/22

Marx, Prayer, and Humanity

In the place of God, Marx sets the material, autonomous, self-creating man.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
07/10/22

Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 (Pentecost 6: Series C)

But it is not always helpful to create tidy categories of good and bad and to say, “Stop being ‘a Martha’ and do a better job of being ‘a Mary.’” That is a dangerous sermon to preach. In doing so, we can fall into the very thing we see Martha doing.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
07/06/22

Rainstorms and Reformations

Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
07/03/22

Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 (Pentecost 5: Series C)

The parable of the Good Samaritan is both a call to faith in Jesus and a call to love our neighbor.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/28/22

Nietzsche's Christ

The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
06/26/22

Gospel: Luke 10:1-20 (Pentecost 4: Series C)

Despite the very real obstacles and difficulties, this entire scene is marked by God’s gracious work.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/22/22

Hope for These Bodies of Death: Understanding Romans 7

There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.
Sarah Crowder
Sarah Crowder
06/20/22

Word and Water: A Baptism Conversation with FLAME

FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
06/19/22

Gospel: Luke 9:51-56 (Pentecost 3: Series C)

Nuance and subtlety have been replaced with scorched-earth contempt. It is us versus them. Compromise is not an option. Jesus, however, would have none of it.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
06/18/22

Preaching on Ethics

Ethics begins not with our doing, but with the Triune God’s giving.
Ron Hodel
Ron Hodel
06/17/22

It's Good To Be Lost

This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the fifth installment of that series.
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