1. The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
  2. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  3. 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).
  4. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  5. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  6. 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).
  7. 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).
  8. Human history, our history, is the story of two Adams with two very different encounters with the devil.
  9. Unprompted, without any warning, for no reason at all, without any instigation say, "I love you." And that will wash over your parents like a beautiful absolution.
  10. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
  11. A Christian is a man who desires to enter heaven not through his own goodness and works, but through the righteousness and works of Christ.
  12. To believe God is love and thus loves you is a miracle wrought by the Holy Spirit.