By Mark Duerr

11/09/26

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What does Baal have to do with Yahweh?

Yahweh tells his people that they “shall have no other gods before me,” he’s speaking into a culture whose very fabric is made up of the worship of other gods.

Amy Mantravadi

11/04/26

W.H. Auden on Martin Luther

Auden understands Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith not as a mere theological platitude, a trick of biblical grammar, or a catchphrase for men to rally around.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

11/02/26

A Saintly Mosaic

Our Lord Jesus builds, forms, and fashions his church as an artist forms a mosaic.

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Daniel Emery Price

04/30/21

Alive Through Absolution

Absolution is the word God speaks to cause his sin-dead creation to live.

Dominick Santore

04/28/21

Just One Stone

Those called out for their sins, who find themselves knee deep in their transgressions, always need grace.

Kelsi Klembara

04/27/21

When God Says No

When we come to God with our faithful obedience to make a case for our just cause, we expect to hear his deliverance in the form of a "yes."

Martin Luther

04/24/21

How Sinners Get to Heaven

Now, if there were another way to heaven, doubtless, he would have made it known to us.

Donavon Riley

04/20/21

Possessed by Pardon and Peace

It’s God’s love that sets us free to love in the first place.

Michael Gibney

04/19/21

The Package of Forgiveness

God has a strange delivery system, the foolish preaching of the cross and foolish preachers for Christ’s sake delivering it.

John Bombaro

04/17/21

Good Shepherd Shepherding Well

What kind of shepherd does God provide? The answer, of course, starts and ends with Christ.

Ken Sundet Jones

04/17/21

Another 500th Anniversary: Luther at the Diet of Worms

The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.

John W. Hoyum

04/15/21

Gerhard Forde: A Recommendation

Forde’s work testifies to the liveliness and vitality of confessional Lutheranism, and its promise for the continuing need to preach Christ crucified in this, and every, age until the Lord’s return.

Michael Berg

04/13/21

A Q&A with Michael Berg on "Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing"

"Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing" by Michael Berg is now available for purchase

Michael Berg

04/08/21

Virtue for the Sake of Virtue or Your Neighbor?

This is an excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2021). Available for purchase this Tuesday!

Katie Koplin

03/30/21

Reading Proverbs and Receiving Criticism

I can look at all of my failings and foolishness because I know who Christ is for me. I rest in his wisdom and life not my own.

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