1. 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

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

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    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

  3. An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

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    02/21/23
    9 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    A Christian is a man who desires to enter heaven not through his own goodness and works, but through the righteousness and works of Christ.
    An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

  4. 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

  5. Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

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    01/17/23
    33 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).
    Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

  6. The Alpha and Omega of Generosity

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    11/24/22
    18 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
    The Alpha and Omega of Generosity

  7. The Glory of the Lord: An Excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional

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    11/02/22
    5 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones | Kathy Morales
    This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
    The Glory of the Lord: An Excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional

  8. The Spirit Never Stops Testifying to Christ: 1 John 5:5-12

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    10/28/22
    13 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
    The Spirit Never Stops Testifying to Christ: 1 John 5:5-12

  9. The Otherworldly Vision

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    10/27/22
    4 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
    The Otherworldly Vision

  10. How to Define Christian Community

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    10/25/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
    How to Define Christian Community

  11. 1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

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    10/21/22
    11 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
    1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

  12. 1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

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    10/14/22
    14 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
    1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love
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