1. Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

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    02/24/23
    13 mins
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    By David Clay
    Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
    Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

  2. 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

  3. An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

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    02/21/23
    9 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    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.
    An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

  4. Sing A New Song

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    02/10/23
    8 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    The earliest followers of God sang their faith, which is no different today as we sing of the hope we have in Jesus.
    Sing A New Song

  5. 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

  6. Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

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    01/17/23
    33 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).
    Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

  7. Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

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    01/13/23
    24 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
    Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

  8. Christmas in Psalm 98: Singing Rocks and other Strange Christmas Lyrics

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    12/24/22
    13 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    Psalm 98, with its promise of a sea and mountains singing, takes these imposing natural features and turns them into a praise choir.
    Christmas in Psalm 98: Singing Rocks and other Strange Christmas Lyrics

  9. Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

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    12/24/22
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
    Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

  10. I am the Lord's Servant

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    12/16/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
    I am the Lord's Servant

  11. We Know All the Signs

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    12/09/22
    11 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
    We Know All the Signs

  12. Advent Anticipation Through the Ages

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    11/30/22
    10 mins
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    By Craig Donofrio
    When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
    Advent Anticipation Through the Ages
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