1. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  2. 1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
  3. The goodness of God's grace is also offensive to our egos
  4. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  5. How can he say it? How can he say that Christ is after all the entire meaning of life for him, and that death is no real worry?
  6. Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
  7. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  8. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  9. In that moment of greatest despair, we find the antidote for all our fears. We know we are beloved of God and there is salvation in Christ’s atoning death.
  10. Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
  11. God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
  12. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.