Jesus Christ is the Ark of the New Covenant. He is our place of atonement, our mercy seat. He puts a lid on the righteousness that might otherwise condemn us by offering his very self in our stead on the cross.
Because the biblical story unfolds in real places among real people, archaeology helps us understand the world in which God's saving work took place and, in turn, enriches our reading of Scripture.
The Reformers did not return to the sources because they believed the old was better than the new, nor because antiquity possesses authority simply by virtue of its age. They returned to the sources to recover the language and words that were actually written and spoken, especially those by great teachers and, most importantly, God Himself.

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Who is God? What did God do in the person of Jesus, and how are we connected to the benefits of the Resurrection?
Every day, in everything we do and experience, we are busy hearing, seeing, and telling stories.
[Luther's] Catechism is at home in the evangelical pulpit, guiding and shaping what the preacher says so faith might be created and love given direction.
Here, we read the mystery and majesty of the incarnation of the Son of God wrapped up into a single package
The creeds provide a means of unified confession that is biblically sound, transcending denominational lines of demarcation.
This creed is no mere squabble over words. Salvation is on the line.
Because of the ascension, the manger has become the cosmos.
We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.
Trusting in Christ’s shed blood also means that we serve the living God. We don’t trust in nothing. We don’t serve a fake god.
As one substance, Christ is God become man, the fullness of God who was pleased to dwell in Jesus Christ.
Holding to Jesus’ teaching while denying His divinity presents a host of complications that make it difficult to take one and leave the other.
Any and all failure is re-written to portray us as either victor or victim.