It is within this charged atmosphere that Luther’s writings take on their full significance. His responses to the Turkish threat were not merely reactions to military events; they were rooted in a deep theological reflection on the nature of God’s rule over the world, the responsibilities of Christian rulers, and the role of the Church in times of crisis.
06/17/26
Your God is not artificially intelligent, but the source of all intelligence (including yours).
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06/15/26
The church is not renewed when one pastor tries to do the work of the whole body. The church is renewed when Christ’s body begins to act like a body again.
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03/03/22
This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.
03/02/22
This world of unbearable grief and accidental calamity is being renewed and, soon, will be completely bereft of every pernicious foe.
02/25/22
Excerpt #3 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
02/24/22
The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
02/23/22
I may feel today that the Lord has not found me, but in fact he has – he is intimately acquainted with all my ways.
02/18/22
Excerpt #2 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
02/15/22
The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.
02/14/22
I finally watched the film “Encanto” with my kids. I had heard many people say the subtext of this movie was deeper than most. So, we snuggled up on the couch and watched it to see what everyone was talking about.
02/11/22
Excerpt #1 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
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02/10/22
If God ever forgives you, it is not just allowing you to start over and try harder the second time, but it is a whole, new, complete justification that is given as a free gift and without any work of our own—outside the law.
02/09/22
The language of faith speaks promise and persecution, hope and trial, victory and pain. The language of the world may well speak the former, but rarely the latter.
02/08/22
God’s design in the Law is to enable man to know himself; to perceive the false and unjustified state of his heart; to discover how far he is from God and to disdain his own goodness.
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