1. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  2. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  3. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  4. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  5. By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
  6. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  7. This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  8. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  9. 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).
  10. What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
  11. We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
  12. Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.