1. Our Inheritance of Holy Scripture

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    09/20/22
    16 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    This is an excerpt from chapter 1 of “A Shepherd’s Letter: The Faith Once and For All Delivered to the Evangelical Church” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2022).
    Our Inheritance of Holy Scripture

  2. Long Has She Reigned Over Us: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Dignity of Duty

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    09/09/22
    23 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    “There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”
    Long Has She Reigned Over Us: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Dignity of Duty

  3. The Church Is Already Woke

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    09/06/22
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Only by faith in Christ are we truly awake.
    The Church Is Already Woke

  4. Lucas Cranach: Artist, Proclaimer, and Friend

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    08/17/22
    16 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Cranach became the evangelical interpreter for the masses
    Lucas Cranach: Artist, Proclaimer, and Friend

  5. A Scriptural Reflection of Luther’s Small Catechism

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    08/10/22
    18 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    Take heart: God is near and he is here for you.
    A Scriptural Reflection of Luther’s Small Catechism

  6. 1 John 1:1-4: Not "My" Jesus

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    08/05/22
    14 mins
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    By Bob Hiller
    There is power in the name of Jesus, and we love to manipulate power for our own ends.
    1 John 1:1-4: Not

  7. The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

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    08/02/22
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
    The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

  8. A Hospitable God

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    07/21/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.
    A Hospitable God

  9. Miniature Death

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    07/19/22
    12 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    The spirit indeed is willing and desires bodily death as a gentle sleep. It does not consider it to be death; it knows no such thing as death.
    Miniature Death

  10. Marx, Prayer, and Humanity

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    07/12/22
    13 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    In the place of God, Marx sets the material, autonomous, self-creating man.
    Marx, Prayer, and Humanity

  11. Rainstorms and Reformations

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    07/06/22
    13 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.
    Rainstorms and Reformations

  12. An Excerpt from Limping with God

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    07/01/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.
    An Excerpt from Limping with God
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