Freedom Beyond Strength and Wisdom
By Ken Sundet Jones
07/04/25
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Freedom Beyond Strength and Wisdom

Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
Free Indeed: The Liberty Only Christ Can Give
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
07/03/25

Free Indeed: The Liberty Only Christ Can Give

“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
Faith Remains: From Habbakuk to Luther
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/02/25

Faith Remains: From Habbakuk to Luther

How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?

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Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
09/30/21

Mary: When Gabriel was Frightened by Mary

Grace does not emancipate us from any requirement of obedience. Rather, grace allows Jesus to be obedient on our behalf that the righteous demands of the law can be fulfilled.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/26/21

Preaching the Apologetic Edge of the Deity of Christ

Preaching is the first line of defense and catechetical offensive against these corrosive falsehoods.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
09/24/21

In Search for the Meaning of Grace

Except for the Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon’s Loci communes of 1521 were the most important of his writings.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/22/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 6)

For Luther, Erasmus’ Christ-less, Spirit-less theological conclusions demonstrated that behind his supposed humanistic optimism lay a profound despair and pessimism.
Paul Koch
Paul Koch
09/18/21

Performance in the Pulpit

What is it to perform the Word? Is it to speak about it, to retell it, to illustrate it, to enlighten it? What?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/18/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 5)

For Erasmus, it would be better for people in general to bear the disease of moralism and choice than to be cured of it by the preaching and teaching of God’s unconditional election of sinners in Christ.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
09/11/21

God's Response to Evil: Remembering 9/11

When sin comes out of the shadows and makes itself known, Christians can rest in and declare Christ's resurrection.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/10/21

Hypocrites and Work-Saints

The upright, in whom the law has exercised its work, when they feel their sickness and weakness, say: God will help me; I trust in him; I build upon him; he is my rock and hope.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
09/04/21

Life as a Cigarette

The grass withered for them too, but they held on to God’s Word. They knew that was eternal, so they lived in it. They lived in his forgiveness.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/29/21

Power-Off the Projector for the Doctrine of Justification

Let us move beyond the milk and onto solid food — the meat of biblical, creedal, confessional theology in our preaching.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
08/28/21

The Day of Grace

The night has passed and the day broken. In response to the morning dawn, birds sing, beasts arouse themselves and all humanity arises.
Roland Ehlke
Roland Ehlke
08/24/21

An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

In writing City of God, Augustine sought to demonstrate that the events of 410 were but a glimpse of all history.
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