1. Do the Words of Baptism Matter?

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    04/25/22
    7 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    To give us God’s name, the name that is above every name, Christ gave us the exact words to say at baptism: the name of the triune God who is three persons, one God: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”
    Do the Words of Baptism Matter?

  2. I Kind of Like It

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    04/21/22
    7 mins
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    By John Bortulin
    While so much remains the same week after week, the past years have taught me how much changes. And I kind of like it.
    I Kind of Like It

  3. Free Range Christ

    book
    04/18/22
    10 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Free-range Christ is fearful Christ because he is present, speaking, and I just crucified him.
    Free Range Christ

  4. You Are Bloody Forgiven

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    04/14/22
    9 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Today, Maundy Thursday, we receive the feast of Christ’s true body and blood for us, for the forgiveness of our sins. All of them.
    You Are Bloody Forgiven

  5. Never Buried Alone

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    03/31/22
    8 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    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.
    Never Buried Alone

  6. The Lord’s Crumbs

    book
    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

  7. Sacred Spaces and Holy Places

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    03/24/22
    9 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Sometimes it’s important to go far away to learn of holy places back home.
    Sacred Spaces and Holy Places

  8. The Most Shameful Thing I’ve Ever Done

    book
    02/21/22
    14 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    God saves us through people. He saves us through means. He puts a voice on the gospel.
    The Most Shameful Thing I’ve Ever Done

  9. Contentment is Preferable to Struggle

    book
    02/11/22
    5 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    Excerpt #1 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
    Contentment is Preferable to Struggle

  10. He Preached, and it Stood Firm

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    02/10/22
    12 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    If God ever forgives you, it is not just allowing you to start over and try harder the second time, but it is a whole, new, complete justification that is given as a free gift and without any work of our own—outside the law.
    He Preached, and it Stood Firm

  11. Our Weekly Epiphany: Boring?

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    01/18/22
    15 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Here, robed in Word and Sacrament, is your King, infant though He be, come out of eternity into time to bring you out of time and into eternity.
    Our Weekly Epiphany: Boring?

  12. The Words That Fill the Halls of Our Churches

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    01/13/22
    17 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    I write this as someone who’s genuinely concerned that American congregants are getting bamboozled by preachers who are giving them less than what they need Sunday after Sunday.
    The Words That Fill the Halls of Our Churches
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