1. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    17 mins
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    By Mark Mattes
    This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

  2. And I Will Give You Rest

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    03/07/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
    And I Will Give You Rest

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

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    02/06/23
    23 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
    C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

  6. Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

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    02/01/23
    10 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
    Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

  7. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

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    01/27/23
    20 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  8. Epiphany with the Inklings

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    01/26/23
    18 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    The further up and further into the season of Epiphany we get, the bigger the grace of God in Christ is, the brighter the Light of Christ shines, and the more blessed we are in Jesus' epiphany for us.
    Epiphany with the Inklings

  9. Consider Jesus

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    01/25/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
    Consider Jesus

  10. And From That Very Hour, You Are Healed

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    01/23/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
    And From That Very Hour, You Are Healed

  11. True Tolerance

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    01/19/23
    18 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    We assert, we herald, the truth about God becoming King of the world in and through Jesus of Nazareth alone. It is our public announcement.
    True Tolerance

  12. 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
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