1. The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part 2

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    03/01/22
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Christ powerless on the Cross is where the false definitions of glory theologies are exposed and everything is turned upside down.
    The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part 2

  2. The Word Did It All

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    02/24/22
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
    The Word Did It All

  3. The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part One

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    02/22/22
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Luther’s confessions and writings during that time demonstrated the diagnosis of the problem he faced had always been the same.
    The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part One

  4. Q & A for "The Augsburg Confession: A Guide for the Perplexed" by Mark Mattes

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    02/15/22
    6 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.
    Q & A for

  5. What the Law Can and Can't Do

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    02/08/22
    8 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    God’s design in the Law is to enable man to know himself; to perceive the false and unjustified state of his heart; to discover how far he is from God and to disdain his own goodness.
    What the Law Can and Can't Do

  6. Thomas Aquinas: The Doctor of the Church

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    01/28/22
    11 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Aquinas would craft a systematic theology that did with the matter of faith what Aristotle had done with the natural world.
    Thomas Aquinas: The Doctor of the Church

  7. Grace and Peace for Stubborn Sins

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    01/21/22
    8 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Grace remits sin, and peace quiets the conscience. Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has overcome these fiends now and forever.
    Grace and Peace for Stubborn Sins

  8. Thanksgiving Every Sunday

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    11/27/21
    9 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Is it possible to celebrate Thanksgiving every time we come together as God’s people as well?
    Thanksgiving Every Sunday

  9. A Reformation of the Imagination

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    11/12/21
    10 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    The Reformation was yet another era of history when God’s people were faced with the question that Jesus asked his disciples: “Who do you say that I am?”
    A Reformation of the Imagination

  10. Erasmus versus Luther: Bound to Be Free (Part 8)

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    10/27/21
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Erasmus sought to find meaning behind the words of Scripture in order to make an ultimate claim. Luther, on the other hand, found the Gospel to be meaningless outside of Christ and his Cross.
    Erasmus versus Luther: Bound to Be Free (Part 8)

  11. Persecution and Unity: The Edict of Fontainebleau

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    10/22/21
    15 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Throughout the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Lutherans would work together on the mission field, at home, and abroad.
    Persecution and Unity: The Edict of Fontainebleau

  12. The De-formation of the Church and the Need for Re-formation

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    10/15/21
    12 mins
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    By Magnus Persson
    The church’s reformation is not about fragmentation, but a way forward to unity around that which is central to the church, around Christ and him crucified.
    The De-formation of the Church and the Need for Re-formation
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