1. Resources For Reformation Day

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    10/31/23
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
    Resources For Reformation Day

  2. The Small Catechism was not created for Confirmation Class

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    09/26/23
    11 mins
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    By Nicholas Hopman
    Luther actually expected the Catechism to be taught in the home.
    The Small Catechism was not created for Confirmation Class

  3. Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

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    09/22/23
    15 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.
    Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

  4. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

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    09/21/23
    15 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.
    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

  5. Death, Taxes, and Baseball

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    09/20/23
    16 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
    Death, Taxes, and Baseball

  6. Karen Swallow Prior’s Journey into The Evangelical Imagination

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    08/08/23
    14 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Prior sees much of evangelicalism’s imaginary trouble arising from the fact that it emphasizes quick and dramatic conversion experiences and a personally directed relationship with God.
    Karen Swallow Prior’s Journey into The Evangelical Imagination

  7. Luther vs Karlstadt: The Other Leipzig Disputation

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    07/14/23
    12 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
    Luther vs Karlstadt: The Other Leipzig Disputation

  8. Fields of Gold

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    07/05/23
    5 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
    Fields of Gold

  9. Philip Melanchthon's Most Formative Year

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    06/19/23
    15 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
    Philip Melanchthon's Most Formative Year

  10. More Than You Can Handle

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    05/17/23
    28 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
    More Than You Can Handle

  11. C.F.W. Walther: Preacher of the Gospel

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    05/10/23
    16 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    Walther’s living legacy is his enduring teaching on how to distinguish the law and the gospel in the Church’s proclamation.
    C.F.W. Walther: Preacher of the Gospel

  12. We Do Not Know the Man

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    04/05/23
    11 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    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.
    We Do Not Know the Man
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