A Review of
By Philip Bartelt
12/12/25
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A Review of "Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus" by Wade Johnston

Wade Johnston, Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis: MO, 2025.
A Tale of Two Mothers
Matthew L. Rubinstein
Matthew L. Rubinstein
12/11/25

A Tale of Two Mothers

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.
Christmas with the Herdmans: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
12/10/25

Christmas with the Herdmans: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

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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Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
09/02/24

Narcissus the Pharisee

There is a bit of Narcissus in all of us. We are all lost within ourselves.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
08/30/24

Become What You Are

This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Clothed with Christ written byBrian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available for preorder.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/23/24

God Clothed in Nature

In the Bible, we meet the God who also does not prance around naked as a jaybird.
Gage Jordan
Gage Jordan
08/15/24

Jesus The True and Better Cupbearer

Jesus took the poison of sin and drank the cup of wrath on our behalf to gain favor and righteousness for us.
Delwyn Campbell
Delwyn Campbell
08/14/24

The Gospel's Promise in a Secular World

What the gospel does is take people who were enemies of God and transform them into lovers of God
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
08/13/24

Psalm 1: Blessedness to the Man

The one who delights in the law of the Lord learns to fear his own good works and trust God outside of them.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/25/24

When Mr. Heel Bested Mr. Nobody

The good news for Jacob is that God humbled himself so that he could lose a wrestling match to a man with a dislocated hip so that he could give him a new name.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
06/13/24

The Gift of Failure

Success is emphatically not your primary identity.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/06/24

Receiving a Blessing We Don't Deserve

Like Jacob, sinners approach the Heavenly Father wearing the clothes of their older brother, Jesus.
Gage Jordan
Gage Jordan
05/14/24

In The Wild: Church for Those People

The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
05/10/24

The Threefold Justification of the Resurrection

The profound significance of Christ’s resurrection comes from the threefold justification it provides: it justifies the sinner, the sinner’s hope, and God himself.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/10/24

Unforeseen Sympathy

Jonah’s biggest blunder was a failure to understand that God’s grace is always undeserved and always falls on those who are unworthy of it.
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