1. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  2. By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
  3. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  4. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  5. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  6. A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
  7. This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  8. This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  9. A Christian is a man who desires to enter heaven not through his own goodness and works, but through the righteousness and works of Christ.
  10. This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023). Now available for purchase.
  11. This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  12. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.