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Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
03/20/24

New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
09/13/22

An Excerpt from All Charges Dropped!: Fourth Stage Terminal Cancer

This is an excerpt from “All Charges Dropped! Devotional Narratives from Earthly Courtrooms to the Throne of Grace,” written by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2022).
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/28/21

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (Lent 3: Series B)

Christianity is not about principally about ethics. It was the Cross on the Hill rather than the Sermon on the Mount that produced the impact of Christianity upon the world.
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
02/27/21

Dying to the Law to Live to God

When we stop looking to Christ in faith, we are walking in sin. Anything (including our supposed law-keeping) that does not proceed from faith is sin.
Tyler Cronkright
Tyler Cronkright
01/28/21

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

And because Jesus on the cross was sin in its entirety, God cannot look at him. He turns his face away, causing Jesus to cry out in utmost agony, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
12/22/20

The Christmas Star

The miracle of the gift of faith is very much like the Christmas star. It came without invitation. It came without our deciding to accept it. It came without us choosing to believe it was true.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
10/18/20

Epistle: Romans 3:19-28 (Reformation Sunday: Series A)

Justification matters so deeply. It is a matter of life and death, Heaven and Hell. It must be preached that way. Especially today.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/02/20

No Justice, No Peace

Justice and love are united in God, and we see this most clearly in Jesus on the cross. There, both God's hatred toward sin and compassion for the world come together.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
04/01/20

The One Who Justifies the Ungodly

If you want to stay out of jail, look to the law. If you want into heaven, look to the promise. If you want to earn a paycheck from your boss, work. If you want to receive salvation from your God, believe.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
02/20/20

Given God's Name: The First Petition of the Lord's Prayer

This article is the second installment in an eight-part series inspired by the Lenten themes of catechesis, prayer, and repentance found in the Lord’s Prayer as Luther taught it in his Small Catechism.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
01/30/20

Absolution and a Crying Baby

In our search for absolution, human beings leave no stone unturned. We’re desperate to have our uneasy consciences soothed.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
02/09/15

The "Matrix" Moment

Have you ever watched The Matrix? Crazy movie, right? The thing that continually keeps reminding me of that movie is the last thing you’d probably think of, even though the movie is rife with motifs, themes, and analogies of it.
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