By Bradley Gray

07/02/25

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Faith Remains: From Habbakuk to Luther

How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?

John Bombaro

07/01/25

The Worldview Inversion of the Cross

As soon as people understand what crucifixion means, the cross becomes offensive.

Seth Moorman

06/30/25

What Makes A Saint: A Saint Suffers

This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”

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Zack James Cole

04/07/22

Bad Times Don't Last, But Bad Guys Do

Scott Hall may not have been a theologian or a preacher but for me, at that moment he might as well have been.

Daniel Emery Price

03/31/22

Never Buried Alone

Who we are buried with matters. But there is no need to go out and find a dead prophet so you can join him six feet under.

Pete Lange

03/24/22

Sacred Spaces and Holy Places

Sometimes it’s important to go far away to learn of holy places back home.

Wade Johnston

01/10/22

Jesus' Baptism

You are not in debt to sin. You don’t owe it anything. There’s no reason for you to serve it.

Dan Weber

01/02/22

Gospel: Luke 3:15-22 (The Baptism of Our Lord: Series C)

Not only does God reveal the identity of Jesus in this season through what we see and hear Jesus doing and saying, but God also reveals His gracious will through Jesus despite what we see and hear.

Travis Scholl

01/02/22

Epistle: Romans 6:1-11 (The Baptism of Our Lord: Series C)

Paul is thinking of the cross and empty tomb, but the liturgical calendar places us at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, not the end: Jesus standing waist deep in the Jordan River.

Kathy Morales

12/16/21

The Christmas Gift Phobia

We don’t have to worry about deserving, earning, or reciprocating his gifts. Our Lord doesn’t give us what we deserve. We are given what he deserves, what Jesus has won for us.

Chad Bird

11/22/21

From the Mark of Cain to Baptism

Throughout the Scriptures, God puts "signs" or "seals" upon people. Often these are placed upon the forehead. How do all these connected stories take us from the mark of Cain, to the Exodus, to the cross, and finally to baptism?

Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove

11/18/21

Losing Your Life: What Aretha Franklin's Depiction in Respect Reveals about the Gospel

It is in your lows where Christ has hidden his highest high, eternal life itself.

Luke Kjolhaug

11/08/21

Who Stole the Magic?

Without the sacraments, God’s grace is simply an artifact behind a glass-case in a museum. We might be able to describe and even admire it, but we never get firsthand access to it.

Cindy Koch

11/03/21

Do You Want to Be Healed?

Grace and mercy are a powerful act of the Almighty God. God alone can grant forgiveness and restoration, salvation from the sorrow of this world.

Blake Flattley

09/17/21

Singing through the Book of Common Prayer: A Review of Liturgical Folk's "Matins and Vespers"

In a time of unknown, the Flanigans found comfort in the words of the prayer book and made them truly their own.

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