1. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  2. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  3. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  4. The Lord’s Prayer is liturgy and catechism, action and instruction, praxis and theology.
  5. Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
  6. Praying the Word of God back to God carries didactic import. It teaches us.
  7. The Lord’s prayer is a prayer in perfect accord with the will of God, and Jesus gifts it to us to plagiarize at will.
  8. 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.
  9. The Lord knew how it felt to be a rejected stone.
  10. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  11. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  12. 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).