Waking Up in Post Christendom
By Adam Francisco
05/14/26
19mins

Waking Up in Post Christendom

The temptation for many believers is either despair or outrage: despair that Christendom is fading, or outrage at the civilization replacing it.
The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
05/15/26

The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance

Through baptism, absolution, and the Lord’s Supper, Christ meets you with his radical forgiveness which changes everything, even the self!
Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
05/11/26

Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations

Do not disregard Luther’s early disputations, but appreciate their specificity and recognize their pastoral and theological continuity with his later works.

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Scott Keith
Scott Keith
01/12/26

Christian Self-Defense Isn’t a Dirty Word

There’s a difference between refusing revenge and refusing responsibility.
Russ Lackey
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Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
01/08/26

The Future of Lutheranism Belongs to Builders

The crisis is not merely that people are leaving. The crisis is that we have relinquished what is uniquely Lutheran and deeply needed.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
12/22/25

Comfort During a Blue Christmas

“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” That word isn't just for Israel; it's also for you.
Matthew L. Rubinstein
Matthew L. Rubinstein
12/05/25

Death and the Maiden

It is death that deserves derision, not the disciple who reaches through sorrow for his Lord.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
12/04/25

The God Who Moves When You Cannot

Illness is not romantic. It is not a test, a metaphor, nor a blessing in disguise.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
11/19/25

A Review of "The Quiet Ambition" by Ryan P. Tinetti

While Thoreau’s Walden is seen as a central text of that most American of virtues—self-reliance—quiet ambition as envisioned by Tinetti is exactly the opposite: dependence on God.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
11/18/25

Why AI Avatars Can’t Conquer Death

The Christian answer to death is not a disembodied app, but a bodily resurrection.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
11/03/25

All Saints’ Day: A Holy Band of Brothers and Sisters in Christ

All Saints’ Day is a war story. And in Christ crucified and risen, it’s also a victory story.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/01/25

When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations

This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/11/25

When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns

To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
09/08/25

When Your Children Ask

When your child asks about what we believe, and why we believe it…answer.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
09/04/25

A Review of 'Single Ever After: A Biblical Vision for the Significance of Singleness'" by Danielle Treweek

Treweek points us to the happy ending to come in eternity, when the entire church will be married to her Redeemer.
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