1. A Confessional Church or a Confessing Church?

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    09/01/21
    11 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    We do not live in the greatness of our own deeds. We boast in the greatness of one deed that God himself has done through Jesus Christ on the cross.
    A Confessional Church or a Confessing Church?

  2. John Locke, Reason, and Revelation

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    08/30/21
    10 mins
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    By Roland Ehlke
    Despite his trust in empiricism, throughout his life, Locke never entirely let go of the inspired Scriptures—or perhaps more accurately, the Scriptures never let go of him.
    John Locke, Reason, and Revelation

  3. An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

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    08/24/21
    16 mins
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    By Roland Ehlke
    In writing City of God, Augustine sought to demonstrate that the events of 410 were but a glimpse of all history.
    An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

  4. Bernard of Clairvaux: Theologian of Love

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    08/20/21
    14 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    This spiritual giant of the Middle Ages is worth considering on this anniversary of his death.
    Bernard of Clairvaux: Theologian of Love

  5. A Q&A for "Urchin at War"

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    08/10/21
    13 mins
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    By Uwe Siemon-Netto
    Urchin at War is now available from 1517 Publishing
    A Q&A for

  6. How a Small, Country Congregation Became a Megachurch Overnight

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    07/26/21
    8 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    This tiny rural church would bulge at the seams with worshipers from realms seen and unseen, all mixed together in the adoration of the Lamb.
    How a Small, Country Congregation Became a Megachurch Overnight

  7. Urchin at War: Introduction

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    07/23/21
    9 mins
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    By Uwe Siemon-Netto
    This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Urchin at War: Volume 1” by Uwe Siemon-Netto (1517 Publishing, 2021).
    Urchin at War: Introduction

  8. The Trinity and the Gospel

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    07/09/21
    13 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    What Luther is doing in his Catechism is teaching how the gospel is an action of the whole Trinity, not just one of the persons.
    The Trinity and the Gospel

  9. Juneteenth and the Proclamation of Freedom

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    06/19/21
    7 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    The story of Juneteenth is one of living between proclamation and emancipation, and the story of the Christian faith is one of living in that same tension.
    Juneteenth and the Proclamation of Freedom

  10. Psalm 23 and the Apostles' Creed

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    04/14/21
    12 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    The Holy Spirit does what his name implies. He makes us holy. We believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord, and come to him only by the Holy Spirit who calls us with the gospel.
    Psalm 23 and the Apostles' Creed

  11. Cotton Mather's Quest for Assurance

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    02/12/21
    16 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    The paradoxical Puritan doctrines of an inability to convert oneself and the command to work out one’s salvation with fear and trembling placed would-be converts like Mather in quite a bind.
    Cotton Mather's Quest for Assurance

  12. A Nativity Sermon

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    12/25/20
    9 mins
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    By John Chrysostom
    Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended, the power of death is broken, paradise is unlocked, the curse is taken away, sin is removed from us, error-driven out, and truth has been brought back.
    A Nativity Sermon
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