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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Michael Berg
Michael Berg
04/18/23

An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/18/23

A Review of "Torahism: Are Christians Required to Keep the Law of Moses?" by R.L Solberg

Only by accurately and honestly reporting the views of those with whom we disagree can we then properly address and refute them. This is the approach Solberg has taken.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/06/23

Mandating the Promise

By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/06/23

Maundy Thursday: Your Big Night

Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/04/23

The Faithful Priest and Our Finished Atonement

You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/03/23

A Field Guide to Leviticus and Worship in the Old Testament

Many people have struggled to understand Leviticus and Old Testament worship in general. Here is a handbook or map to navigate these subjects, and to see their relationship to Christ and his saving work.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
03/28/23

An Excerpt from On Any Given Sunday

This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/17/23

Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/10/23

Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
03/09/23

What Nature Reveals About Ourselves and Our Creator

Some explanations are better than others, but they remain our explanations—except if we had some perspective from outside, above, and behind nature.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/07/23

And I Will Give You Rest

The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/27/23

A Review of "God's Word: A Guide to Holy Scripture" by John Kleinig

When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
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