1. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    17 mins
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    By Mark Mattes
    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).
    An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

  2. An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

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    02/21/23
    9 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    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.
    An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

  3. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

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    01/27/23
    20 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  4. God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

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    01/24/23
    19 mins
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    By Robert Kolb
    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.
    God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

  5. Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

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    01/17/23
    33 mins
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    By Robert Kolb
    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).
    Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

  6. The Alpha and Omega of Generosity

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    11/24/22
    18 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
    The Alpha and Omega of Generosity

  7. Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

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    11/12/22
    32 mins
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    By John T. Pless
    That is the task of preaching in these last weeks of the Church Year, to enable the people given to our care, to praise God from the perspective of the end when our Lord will return in glory bringing us into His Kingdom of glory.
    Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

  8. The Glory of the Lord: An Excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional

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    11/02/22
    5 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones | Kathy Morales
    This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
    The Glory of the Lord: An Excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional

  9. The Spirit Never Stops Testifying to Christ: 1 John 5:5-12

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    10/28/22
    13 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
    The Spirit Never Stops Testifying to Christ: 1 John 5:5-12

  10. The Otherworldly Vision

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    10/27/22
    4 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
    The Otherworldly Vision

  11. 1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

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    10/21/22
    11 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
    1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

  12. 1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

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    10/14/22
    14 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
    1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love
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