We live in the “already” but “not yet”. Peace is already ours but not yet. The resurrection is already ours but not yet. Justice is already ours but not yet. Until then be comforted by the fact that you are reconciled in Christ on account of his life, death, and resurrection.
Luther neither removed the Apocrypha from the Bible nor discouraged its use. Rather, he received and preserved the ancient distinction inherited from the fathers: the Apocrypha is valuable, edifying, and worthy of reading, but it is not Holy Scripture and therefore cannot serve as the foundation of Christian doctrine.
The confessors at Augsburg remind us that every generation of Christians is called to bear witness to the gospel amid the challenges and pressures of its own age. As they confessed Christ before emperors and kingdoms, so the Church continues to confess Him before the world today.

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The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 32, 52.
Can we then honor Mary without falling into error? I believe we can by focusing on four things Scripture does teach about her.
We need redemption, and we receive it in our church community through God’s Word.
When you step into the Lord’s house, he gives you a liturgical imagination to see with eyes of faith all of his goodness and grace.
They were still praying, trusting, and hoping. Why? Because they knew who was with them and who was for them: the risen Christ.
God chooses to clothe himself in promises and hides himself in his word.
“The fear of the Lord” is our heart’s awakening to and recognition of God’s outrageous goodness.
If you struggle with doubt, take heart: You are not alone.
Christians don’t need a bucket list. We’ve got the whole bucket: the Word fulfilled, life fulfilled, and life in full.
We now are the magi: we worship Christ because of who he is, but also because of what he has done for us and what he continues to do in his gift-giving to us.
This is the second article in a special three-part Advent series on how Jesus is our prophet, priest, and king.
Thanksgiving is never out of place for the Christian.