Waking Up in Post Christendom
By Adam Francisco
05/14/26
19mins

Waking Up in Post Christendom

The temptation for many believers is either despair or outrage: despair that Christendom is fading, or outrage at the civilization replacing it.
Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
05/11/26

Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations

Do not disregard Luther’s early disputations, but appreciate their specificity and recognize their pastoral and theological continuity with his later works.
The Cross and the Astronaut
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/08/26

The Cross and the Astronaut

The heavens are neither geocentric, nor even heliocentric, but Christocentric. It is the cross and the crucified and risen Jesus who has the whole world, and each of us, in his nail scarred hands.

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This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
Amy Mantravadi
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Life in the Bleak Midwinter

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Erasmus' Decision: An Excerpt from Broken Bonds

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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Christ is the beating heart of Christian faith and its only object.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
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Psalm 4: A Good Night's Sleep

This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Two Kingdoms, Three Estates, One Christ

One Christ rules over all of it. He is the constant, the root that nourishes every estate and every vocation.
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Aaron Boerst
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Reforming the Reformation

No matter how many times we hear this good news, it never stops being good news.
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Nicholas Hopman
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The Word that Frees: The Reformation's Enduring Legacy

Our faith is precisely where Paul puts it, namely, in the blood of Christ.
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Kathy Morales
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Hocus Pocus, Ghost Stories, and the Lord’s Supper

Just as trick-or-treaters arrive at doorsteps as beggars, we come to the Lord’s table with nothing to offer but our sin and need for forgiveness.
Amy Mantravadi
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The First Lutheran Hymnal

Luther understood that music is an exceptional teaching tool.
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