1. Christ is not an idea. He isn’t a concept. He isn’t a religious notion or sentiment. He isn’t a product. He is the Savior, flesh and blood.
  2. Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.
  3. This is an excerpt from chapter 1 of “A Shepherd’s Letter: The Faith Once and For All Delivered to the Evangelical Church” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2022).
  4. When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
  5. This is an excerpt from “All Charges Dropped! Devotional Narratives from Earthly Courtrooms to the Throne of Grace,” written by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2022).
  6. One of the primary reasons we do not have to fear the future is because the future is certain in Christ.
  7. “There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”
  8. Increasingly, to forgive is seen as winking at evil, as shrugging one’s moral shoulders, and as being complicit.