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

By Jeremiah Schultz

10/02/26

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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

Christopher J. Richmann

09/30/26

You Might Have a Troubled Heart

Jesus doesn’t say, “I give you the way,” but “I am the way.”

Luke Kjolhaug

09/29/26

The Fear of Being Known

This is an excerpt from the sixth chapter of Fear Not: How the Gospel Disrupts Our Deepest Anxieties by Luke Kjolhaug (1517 Publishing, 2026).

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Jeffrey Pulse

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Old Testament: Micah 5:2-5a (Advent 4: Series C)

This Messiah is not a continuation—He is the fulfillment and the beginning of something new.

Wade Johnston

12/08/21

The Lord Will Relent

The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.

Jeffrey Pulse

12/05/21

Old Testament: Zephaniah 3:14-20 (Advent 3: Series C)

Waiting is not easy, but after waiting a long time, one would at least expect us to be ready when the time came.

Wade Johnston

12/02/21

The Days Are Coming

“The days are coming,” and God said it. God, who kept his promise that Christ would come at Christmas.

Jeffrey Pulse

11/28/21

Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-7b (Advent 2: Series C)

The Messenger is coming—must come—because the LORD God has promised, and He is unchanging and always faithful no matter how unfaithful His people may be.

Bradley Gray

11/23/21

Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.

Jeffrey Pulse

11/21/21

Old Testament: Jeremiah 33:14-16 (Advent 1: Series C)

In Christ, all things are new. This is also true in so far as His three-fold office of prophet, priest, and king.

Bradley Gray

11/20/21

A Tale of Two Cities

The youths that mock Elisha are representative of Israel’s collective contempt and disregard for all things relating to their One True God.

Jeffrey Pulse

11/14/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 51:4-6 (Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series B )

The Israelites had taken the Covenantal promise and the language of separation and interpreted them to mean the message of salvation and restoration was meant for only them. But this is counter to the reality of the Scriptures.

Katie Koplin

11/11/21

When We Miscommunicate Our Prayers

We won’t use the right words, but the Holy Spirit is interceding with and for us, as we pray.

Jeffrey Pulse

11/06/21

Old Testament: Daniel 12:1-3 (Pentecost 25: Series B )

This text arguably contains the clearest teaching concerning the bodily resurrection from the dead in the Old Testament.

Scott Keith

11/05/21

What the 'Dad's on Duty' can teach us about God the Father

Our experience with good fathers – even when they are not our own – can point us to God the Father.

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