1. We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
  2. This is an excerpt is from Chapter 1 of Let the Bird Fly: Life in a World Given Back to Us written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
  3. This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), edited by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
  4. In that moment of greatest despair, we find the antidote for all our fears. We know we are beloved of God and there is salvation in Christ’s atoning death.
  5. While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.
  6. This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  7. Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
  8. If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
  9. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  10. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  11. Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
  12. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.