By Amy Mantravadi

10/06/26

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An Introduction to Nikolaus von Amsdorf

More than a friend, Amsdorf was also an important figure in the work of religious reform, providing counsel to Luther on key occasions, shepherding the churches, and defending the faith until his death.

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Jeremiah Schultz

10/02/26

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Just as it is necessary that Christ took on flesh for our salvation, so too, it is necessary that he should be in the supper bodily

Christopher J. Richmann

09/30/26

You Might Have a Troubled Heart

Jesus doesn’t say, “I give you the way,” but “I am the way.”

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David Clay

07/22/22

Calling, Politics, and the City of God

Finding the balance between indifferentism and obsessiveness has never been easy, and it’s especially difficult in our environment.

Wade Johnston

07/21/22

A Hospitable God

Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.

Ken Sundet Jones

07/18/22

A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.

Bradley Gray

07/14/22

Having Done All to Stand

History is the painful realization that we aren’t the ones who can save the world but, rather, we’re the ones who get saved.

John Bombaro

07/13/22

An Impossible Standard...Attained!

In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience.

Ken Sundet Jones

07/11/22

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Whatever body part you are, the body of Christ is no pod person. Together, we’re a living, breathing, deathless whole.

Michael Berg

07/08/22

Neomonasticism

Neomonasticism—that is, the idea that church work is more important than regular work—implies that God cares more about the spiritual than the physical.

Daniel Emery Price

07/07/22

The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

Moses is no Jesus but he, like us, is saved by Him. The law cannot enter the promised land, and yet the true and greater promised land is occupied by nothing but lawbreakers.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

07/06/22

Rainstorms and Reformations

Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.

Luke Kjolhaug

07/05/22

In Praise of Gifts

With every bone in our bodies, we declare war on grace. We declare war on the gift.

Martin Luther

06/30/22

Mercy Makes Mercy

Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.

Bradley Gray

06/29/22

The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.

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