1. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    17 mins
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    By Mark Mattes
    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).
    An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

  2. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

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    03/17/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    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.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

  3. The Parable of the Sower

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    03/14/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
    The Parable of the Sower

  4. The Fragrance of Faithful Ministry

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    03/13/23
    30 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Nothing moves or drives Paul more than preaching about “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
    The Fragrance of Faithful Ministry

  5. Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

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    03/10/23
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
    Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

  6. Revival Comes to Town

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    02/23/23
    12 mins
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    By Matt Popovits
    There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.
    Revival Comes to Town

  7. Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

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    02/20/23
    12 mins
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    By Rick Ritchie
    Reading includes, on some level, striving. Hearing, on the other hand, remains passive.
    Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

  8. How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

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    02/14/23
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
    How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

  9. The Last Word

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    02/09/23
    10 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    This sermon was originally given at Luther Seminary chapel on May 20, 1986.
    The Last Word

  10. Preaching Predestination with Jim Nestingen

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    02/03/23
    14 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Predestination, Jim knew, is no longer a frightening doctrine of mystery when you understand that God makes his choice about you in the simple word of God, given from one sinner to another.
    Preaching Predestination with Jim Nestingen

  11. God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

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    01/24/23
    19 mins
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    By Robert Kolb
    This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023). Now available for purchase.
    God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

  12. An S.O.S to God

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    01/09/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
    An S.O.S to God
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