Post-Denominational Lutheranism
By John W. Hoyum
03/20/26
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Post-Denominational Lutheranism

One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
Getting Over your Pride
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
03/19/26

Getting Over your Pride

Pride builds identities that leave no room for grace.
Blessed Beggars
Heather Schulz
Heather Schulz
03/18/26

Blessed Beggars

We can willingly admit the fact that we're just like tax collectors and thieves.

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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/03/22

Stoicism Is Good, But It Isn't the Gospel

Stoicism’s opening premise fails to understand that, from its conception, the heart is a thorny bramble.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
10/02/22

Old Testament: Ruth 1:1-19a (Pentecost 18: Series C)

The book of Ruth wants us to know the wisdom of waiting on the Lord and to trust that the Lord will provide redemption through an heir who will bring salvation.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
09/28/22

Dead Sea Scrolls at 75

For as you pick up the Holy Bible, God’s Word to you and for you in Christ, the words of the prophet Isaiah echo in your ears, "The Word of the Lord Endures Forever."
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
09/27/22

Law and Gospel Done

Christ is not an idea. He isn’t a concept. He isn’t a religious notion or sentiment. He isn’t a product. He is the Savior, flesh and blood.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/25/22

Old Testament: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (Pentecost 17: Series C)

The laments of the Hebrews called upon the LORD God to remember His people who are suffering, be faithful and deliver them.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
09/23/22

1 John 3: 13-24: The Given Life

Jesus is the anti-Cain: a giver, not a taker.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
09/18/22

Old Testament: Amos 6:1-7 (Pentecost 16: Series C)

God did what we could never do. He made a promise that endures forever and is eternally significant.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/16/22

John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
09/13/22

An Excerpt from All Charges Dropped!: Fourth Stage Terminal Cancer

This is an excerpt from “All Charges Dropped! Devotional Narratives from Earthly Courtrooms to the Throne of Grace,” written by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2022).
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/11/22

Old Testament: Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

The LORD sends His Son who targets those who are trampled and downtrodden. He comes for all, but He specifically includes the less fortunate.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/08/22

Peanut Skins and Porterhouses

My words are peanuts compared to the porterhouse of God’s Word.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/04/22

Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11-24 (Pentecost 14: Series C)

The LORD God declares He Himself will shepherd His sheep. He will seek them out. He will rescue them. He will save. He will gather them in. In other words, the Good Shepherd will take care of His own sheep.
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