Wade Johnston, Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis: MO, 2025.
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12/11/25
This ancient “tale of two mothers” concerns far more than theological semantics—it is the difference between a God who sends and a God who comes.
12/10/25
This story points us from our unlikely heroes to the even more unlikely, and joyous, good news that Jesus’ birth for us was just as unlikely and unexpected.
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08/29/19
After the glory of our flesh has gone the way of wilted grass and faded flowers, and we’ve long forgotten all our efforts at self-justification, the word of the Lord remains.
08/28/19
The distinction between Christ-for-you and Christ-in-you can present a misleading dichotomy.
08/27/19
God is the only one who decides what we receive, when, and how it’s given to us.
08/26/19
Biblically speaking, we won’t find much evidence for a preordained spouse.
08/15/19
The Holy Spirit is not ours to hunt down; rather, we are the ones relentlessly pursued by the word of Christ.
08/12/19
Mere confrontation in the form of, “What you’re doing is wrong—you need to change yourself,” can never solve the root of our problem.
08/05/19
Martin Luther is not–or, at least should not–be the object of our affection.
08/01/19
Here, we read the mystery and majesty of the incarnation of the Son of God wrapped up into a single package
07/29/19
The real problem with the way we talk about Baptism in particular, and the sacraments at all, is that we are simply afraid of letting God’s Word get us.
07/27/19
These treasures show us that, no matter how well we think we know this poem, there’s always more layers to uncover.
07/19/19
God is always better than your imaginings. God is greater than your thoughts about God!
05/30/19
Because of the ascension, the manger has become the cosmos.
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