By Bradley Gray

10/07/26

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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.

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Jeremiah Schultz

10/02/26

The Two Metaphysical Mysteries: Luther’s Parallel Understanding of the Lord’s Supper and the Incarnation

Just as it is necessary that Christ took on flesh for our salvation, so too, it is necessary that he should be in the supper bodily

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Cindy Koch

12/07/20

To Us a Child is Born: A Mighty God

He assumed the weakest form to do his greatest work.

Delwyn Campbell

12/03/20

For Those Who Wait: Abraham

Many of us have experienced what it feels like to wait and to remain patient this year. This Advent, we are reminded of how the saints before us experienced similar feelings of uncertainty, need, and hopeful expectation as they awaited - both faithfully and unfaithfully - for God to fulfill his promises.

Kathy Morales

12/03/20

The Confession of a Prodigal

Jesus does not seek out Peter to condemn, but to restore his precious lost sheep, His dearly loved prodigal son.

Donavon Riley

12/02/20

Advent Time

To a world enslaved to time (because it has no future), the Church's disregard for clocks and calendars is ridiculous.

Jay Sawrie

12/02/20

Fear & Fruit Bearing

Bearing fruit is wonderful, but you do not stay a Christian through fruit-bearing. You bear fruit and are growing because you are united to Christ.

Steven A. Hein

11/26/20

Happy Thanksgiving, Now and Then

We are given, so we give thanks, and we give thanks by giving.

Andrew Foss

11/23/20

You Are Forgiven

Where there’s more sin, there’s more grace! Are you comfortable with that? That the greater the sin, the greater the grace? Could it be that easy?

Jason Lang

11/20/20

Your Name is Holy

God is holy, nothing I say or do or pray is going to make God any more or less holy. So what are we praying when we say, “hallowed be your name”?

Martin Luther |

Haroldo Camacho

11/20/20

What Is the Difference Between Faith and Hope?

This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), written by Martin Luther and translated by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).

Jake Allstaedt

11/19/20

What Did Jesus Look Like?

We stand before God with a unique set of problems, diseases, and sins. The comforting truth of the Incarnation is that Jesus took my flesh. All of it.

Bruce Hillman

11/18/20

God’s Coloring Book: Mr. Sketch, Drunken Sailors, and All Things New

God is coloring over your sin and making you fragrant; he is making you righteous in his sight. The old is gone, forever covered over by this new work.

Steven A. Hein

11/18/20

Sanctification: The Powerful Pardon

The following is an excerpt from “The Christian Life: Cross or Glory” written by Steven A. Hein (1517 Publishing, 2015).

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