1. The Lord’s Crumbs

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    03/28/22
    8 mins
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    By John Bortulin
    When you are stripped down to nothing, desperate, lowly, you will again know what she knows: the crumbs are enough, Jesus is enough, for you.
    The Lord’s Crumbs

  2. Tomorrow, March 25, We Celebrate God Becoming a Baby

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    03/24/22
    7 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    If there were ever any doubt about God's commitment to humanity, the incarnation removed that doubt. God became a man forever. And thus he is our brother, our kinsman redeemer, the God who would move heaven and earth to save us.
    Tomorrow, March 25, We Celebrate God Becoming a Baby

  3. The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)

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    03/18/22
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Theologians of glory searched for God everywhere except the Cross of Christ.
    The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)

  4. The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 3)

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    03/11/22
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    For Luther, those who refuse Christ as a curse want their sin removed not in Christ but in themselves.
    The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 3)

  5. 500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 2)

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    03/09/22
    15 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Confession is not another ecclesiastical bludgeon but is instead a gift. There we can tell the truth about ourselves, knowing that Christ has only mercy for us in response.
    500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 2)

  6. 500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 1)

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    03/08/22
    11 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Luther had a living Word from God intended to land squarely among sinners.
    500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 1)

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

    book
    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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Remembering Those We've Lost During Christmas

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    01/05/22
    7 mins
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    By Steve Byrnes
    Christians do have a hope that those who sleep in death will be awakened and their joy will never end, and we yearn for that day.
    Remembering Those We've Lost During Christmas
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