More than a friend, Amsdorf was also an important figure in the work of religious reform, providing counsel to Luther on key occasions, shepherding the churches, and defending the faith until his death.
10/02/26
Just as it is necessary that Christ took on flesh for our salvation, so too, it is necessary that he should be in the supper bodily
09/30/26
Jesus doesn’t say, “I give you the way,” but “I am the way.”
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02/13/17
Their love story was a long time in coming. He was 82 and she 74. And this was the first, and the last, marriage for both.
02/13/17
There is something odd about the definition of God as a being that than which nothing greater can be conceived.
02/05/17
Life is too short to dream big dreams. They tend to devour everything that gets in their way, including family.
01/30/17
But one key theme that kept surfacing again and again was love: Jesus loved people, the Church showed me genuine love, and above all, God’s love in Christianity is unconditional.
01/24/17
Yes, how good it is for you to have enemies, for without them, when would you ever have the opportunity to fulfill, joyfully and willingly, the law of Christian love?
01/24/17
Last year, a friend I follow tweeted, “Calling yourself a sinner is spitting on all the work that Jesus did to make you a saint.”
01/12/17
Far from being un-Christian like, the discipline and training that go into learning and practicing various martial arts can have direct application to the spiritual discipline needed for the Christian life of faith characterized by Israel.
01/10/17
The truth is, a Christian's holiness is hidden outside himself in Christ through faith.
12/27/16
Thank you for all you do to encourage me, pray for me, and remind me of the grace of Christ which forms the foundation of all I write.
12/14/16
Is there no sweeter sound than Immanuel? Christ’s name, God with us. Those three words heal an ocean of hurts, give courage to the weakest heart, and lifts the head of the weariest pilgrim.
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