1. Fields of Gold

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    07/05/23
    5 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
    Fields of Gold

  2. Philip Melanchthon's Most Formative Year

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    06/19/23
    15 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
    Philip Melanchthon's Most Formative Year

  3. Why We Need Preachers

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    05/15/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
    Why We Need Preachers

  4. The GOAT of goats

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    03/23/23
    9 mins
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    By Jason Oakland
    The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
    The GOAT of goats

  5. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    17 mins
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    By Mark Mattes
    This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

  6. How to Beat the Devil

    book
    03/20/23
    13 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Human history, our history, is the story of two Adams with two very different encounters with the devil.
    How to Beat the Devil

  7. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

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    03/17/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

  8. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

    book
    03/03/23
    10 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

  9. Understanding Righteousness and Lent with Bonhoeffer

    book
    03/01/23
    20 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    As disciples of Jesus, our righteousness cannot be performed before others, because our righteousness was already performed by Jesus.
    Understanding Righteousness and Lent with Bonhoeffer

  10. Ash Wednesday, For What?

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    02/22/23
    10 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
    Ash Wednesday, For What?

  11. God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

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    01/24/23
    19 mins
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    By Robert Kolb
    This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023). Now available for purchase.
    God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

  12. Christ Deep in the Flesh

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    12/28/22
    11 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
    Christ Deep in the Flesh
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