AI Can't Save You
By Erick Sorensen
06/17/26
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AI Can't Save You

Your God is not artificially intelligent, but the source of all intelligence (including yours).
No One Builds Alone: Why the Future of Lutheranism Must Be Built Together
Russ Lackey
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Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
06/15/26

No One Builds Alone: Why the Future of Lutheranism Must Be Built Together

The church is not renewed when one pastor tries to do the work of the whole body. The church is renewed when Christ’s body begins to act like a body again.
Learning God's Grand Story through the Chronicles of Narnia
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
06/13/26

Learning God's Grand Story through the Chronicles of Narnia

This is what Christian catechesis does; it turns the knobs of the Scriptures and throws the doors of God’s word wide open to tell us the story of salvation.

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Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
05/01/21

Livingstone's Failure and Christ's Success

Evangelism is hard work requiring lots of patience. Churches and mission boards are often too impatient and want to see numerical growth explode overnight.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
04/28/21

Just One Stone

Those called out for their sins, who find themselves knee deep in their transgressions, always need grace.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
04/27/21

When God Says No

When we come to God with our faithful obedience to make a case for our just cause, we expect to hear his deliverance in the form of a "yes."
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
04/25/21

Gospel: John 15:1-8 (Easter 5: Series B )

Jesus is the vine. You are His branches. And God the Father delights to bring the inside out.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
04/24/21

How Sinners Get to Heaven

Now, if there were another way to heaven, doubtless, he would have made it known to us.
Michael Gibney
Michael Gibney
04/19/21

The Package of Forgiveness

God has a strange delivery system, the foolish preaching of the cross and foolish preachers for Christ’s sake delivering it.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
04/17/21

Gospel: John 10:11-18 (Easter 4: Series B)

He continues to gather other sheep in, and He does it through the selfless serving and the gracious speaking of His people.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/17/21

Another 500th Anniversary: Luther at the Diet of Worms

The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/15/21

Gerhard Forde: A Recommendation

Forde’s work testifies to the liveliness and vitality of confessional Lutheranism, and its promise for the continuing need to preach Christ crucified in this, and every, age until the Lord’s return.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/14/21

Psalm 23 and the Apostles' Creed

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.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
04/11/21

Gospel: Luke 24:36-49 (Easter 3: Series B)

After more than a year of facing our collective mortality as a species, the promise of a physical resurrection is welcome news.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
04/09/21

Christ's Words of Comfort: John 16:33

The cross is not some mystic metaphor for the change we must undergo before our self-realization, but the earth-shattering event that changed the course of eternity.
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