Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations
By Caleb Keith
05/11/26
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Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations

Do not disregard Luther’s early disputations, but appreciate their specificity and recognize their pastoral and theological continuity with his later works.
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Sam P. Schuldheisz
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The Cross and the Astronaut

The heavens are neither geocentric, nor even heliocentric, but Christocentric. It is the cross and the crucified and risen Jesus who has the whole world, and each of us, in his nail scarred hands.
Thornton Wilder and The Problem of Death
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Thornton Wilder and The Problem of Death

Humanity, despite our best efforts, cannot answer the question as to why God allows evil to occur.

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Peter Nafzger
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Gospel: Luke 3:1-20 (Advent 2: Series C)

Like Isaiah and John, we look forward to that great and glorious day, trusting the resurrected One will return as He promised.
Justin Rossow
Justin Rossow
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Epistle: Philippians 1:2-11 (Advent 2: Series C)

God is in control, and we are actively engaged in God’s work of saving the world.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
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Thanksgiving Every Sunday

Is it possible to celebrate Thanksgiving every time we come together as God’s people as well?
Chad Bird
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Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

In Genesis 1-2, the Lord reveals—or, at a bare minimum, starts dropping some big hints—that he will be quite comfortable becoming a human being himself someday.
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In the Lord’s Thanksgiving Supper, we are not served turkey, green bean casserole, and cornbread. We are served Christ.
Donavon Riley
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That's how true faith talks. It doesn't talk about itself. It says "Thank you!" to the one who gives healing and salvation.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Jeremiah 33:14-16 (Advent 1: Series C)

In Christ, all things are new. This is also true in so far as His three-fold office of prophet, priest, and king.
Justin Rossow
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Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 (Advent 1: Series C)

Preaching on this text isnan invitation to express love and longing in your relationship with your hearers.
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Gospel: Luke 19:28-40 (Advent 1: Series C)

The oddness of this moment, at the beginning of Advent, is God’s way of saying, “The reason I’m here...”
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
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Losing Your Life: What Aretha Franklin's Depiction in Respect Reveals about the Gospel

It is in your lows where Christ has hidden his highest high, eternal life itself.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Isaiah 51:4-6 (Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series B )

The Israelites had taken the Covenantal promise and the language of separation and interpreted them to mean the message of salvation and restoration was meant for only them. But this is counter to the reality of the Scriptures.
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