1. Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
  2. Prior sees much of evangelicalism’s imaginary trouble arising from the fact that it emphasizes quick and dramatic conversion experiences and a personally directed relationship with God.
  3. The Holy Spirit isn’t so much the one you look at, as he is the one who turns you from looking at yourself and your sin to your Savior, Jesus.
  4. Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
  5. Walther’s living legacy is his enduring teaching on how to distinguish the law and the gospel in the Church’s proclamation.
  6. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  7. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  8. The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
  9. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  10. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  11. 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).