The 1529 Protest of Speyer
By Amy Mantravadi
04/17/26
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The 1529 Protest of Speyer

"Every one must stand and give account before God for himself; and no one can excuse himself by the action or decision of another, whether less or more.”
A Review of
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/16/26

A Review of "God Meets Us In Our Suffering"

God Meets is the rare cancer book (and as above, I use that term advisedly) that addresses both the judgment God places on human creatures in the Garden (death) and the hard road anyone walks toward that end (100% of us).
Resurrection is the Gospel
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/15/26

Resurrection is the Gospel

The testimony of the apostles is not an escapist message in which Christians are redeemed by leaving bodily life behind.

All Articles

Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
07/28/22

Church Fathers: Cyril of Alexandria, Saint and Sinner

Cyril’s fervor for pure explication of the gospel was present throughout his career.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/27/22

Church Fathers: Augustine, The Doctor of the Church

We cannot overstate that no person outside the Bible has been as influential to Christian theology as Augustine.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
07/26/22

Church Fathers: Origen, the Humble Teacher

Origen is wrong about stuff, but he had the foresight to say that if he was wrong, he was open to correction.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/25/22

Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

You will not be disappointed in this Champion of the Incarnation.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/20/22

Hate and Death Flipped Upside Down

Vilification of the other is married to the justification of the self.
Ken Sundet Jones
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.
John Bombaro
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.
Michael Berg
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
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
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
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.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/01/22

An Excerpt from Limping with God

Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.
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