By John W. Hoyum

10/09/26

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World Mission and Inner Mission

There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.

Bradley Gray

10/07/26

Worship According to the Word

The only hope for idol-addicted sinners who are utterly incapable of decluttering their souls is Jesus, the one at the heart of the gospel, and the only one who stands before the Father with an undivided heart.

Amy Mantravadi

10/06/26

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.

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Martin Luther

06/21/21

Keeping the Law in its Place

Our certainty is of Christ, that mighty hero who overcame the Law, sin, death, and all evils.

Daniel van Voorhis

06/19/21

Juneteenth and the Proclamation of Freedom

The story of Juneteenth is one of living between proclamation and emancipation, and the story of the Christian faith is one of living in that same tension.

Sarah Crowder

06/16/21

Justus Jonas and the Important Thing

We continue to run the race, knowing the victory has been won and given to us through Christ Jesus.

Bradley Gray

06/10/21

The Gospel of a Fulfilled Law

Despite what the Pharisees believed and advertised, Jesus was not intent upon deconstructing the fundamental tenets of the Old Testament law. Actually, he proceeds to do just the opposite.

Ken Sundet Jones

05/05/21

The Death of Frederick the Wise

While Elector Frederick and Martin Luther never had a face-to-face meeting, the prince can be credited with the early success of the Reformation.

Ken Sundet Jones

05/03/21

Luther, Jesus’ Body, and a Troubled Conscience

Luther saw that God demands not that we become perfectly righteous like God but that we simply receive the gift of righteousness; a gift that actually makes us worthy.

Martin Luther

04/24/21

How Sinners Get to Heaven

Now, if there were another way to heaven, doubtless, he would have made it known to us.

Michael Gibney

04/19/21

The Package of Forgiveness

God has a strange delivery system, the foolish preaching of the cross and foolish preachers for Christ’s sake delivering it.

Ken Sundet Jones

04/17/21

Another 500th Anniversary: Luther at the Diet of Worms

The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.

John W. Hoyum

04/15/21

Gerhard Forde: A Recommendation

Forde’s work testifies to the liveliness and vitality of confessional Lutheranism, and its promise for the continuing need to preach Christ crucified in this, and every, age until the Lord’s return.

Kyle G. Jones

04/14/21

Psalm 23 and the Apostles' Creed

The Holy Spirit does what his name implies. He makes us holy. We believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord, and come to him only by the Holy Spirit who calls us with the gospel.

Haroldo Camacho

03/25/21

The Seventh Petition: Deliver Us From Evil

This is not a plea for us to be given the strength to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. It is our helpless cry when boots – straps and all - slip off the edge of temptation’s cliff.

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