1. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    17 mins
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    By Mark Mattes
    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).
    An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

  2. The Parable of the Sower

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    03/14/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
    The Parable of the Sower

  3. Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

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    02/24/23
    13 mins
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    By David Clay
    Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
    Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

  4. How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

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    02/17/23
    14 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    To believe God is love and thus loves you is a miracle wrought by the Holy Spirit.
    How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

  5. How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

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    02/16/23
    11 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
    How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

  6. How God Loves Us: The Meaning of "So," John 3:16

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    02/15/23
    8 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    “So loved,” then isn’t about how much but instead simply how.
    How God Loves Us: The Meaning of

  7. C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

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    02/06/23
    23 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
    C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

  8. The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

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    01/18/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
    The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

  9. Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

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    01/13/23
    24 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
    Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

  10. Jesus is Better

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    01/05/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
    Jesus is Better

  11. The Baby and the Wrath of God

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    01/04/23
    11 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
    The Baby and the Wrath of God

  12. A Toy Story Christmas

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    12/29/22
    13 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
    A Toy Story Christmas
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