1. Starting with Christ, the God Who Shows Up

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    02/06/21
    10 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    This is an excerpt from “A Lutheran Toolkit” written by Ken Sundet Jones (1517 Publishing, 2021), pgs. 23-25.
    Starting with Christ, the God Who Shows Up

  2. Surviving the Dark Night: St John of the Cross

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    12/14/20
    12 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    St John of the Cross' feast day on December 14 commemorates the day of his death in 1591, at the height of the Catholic renewal movement that followed the Reformation.
    Surviving the Dark Night: St John of the Cross

  3. The Comfort of Luther's Daily Prayers in 2020

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    11/25/20
    11 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    In a year in which every day seems to blur together, Luther's orders of daily prayer help order our daily lives.
    The Comfort of Luther's Daily Prayers in 2020

  4. Firstborn Sons: Our Family History and Our New Identity

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    11/09/20
    10 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    When we genuinely measure ourselves, we will find ourselves dreadfully lacking.
    Firstborn Sons: Our Family History and Our New Identity

  5. In Defense of Martin Luther

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    10/26/20
    8 mins
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    By John Warwick Montgomery
    This is an adaptation of the introduction from “In Defense of Martin Luther” written by John Warwick Montgomery (1517 Publishing, 2017). Used with permission.
    In Defense of Martin Luther

  6. The Eucharist and the Council of Trent

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    10/12/20
    10 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    What is it that the 13th session actually has to say about the Eucharist, and how does it compare to what Luther and the reformers confessed about the Lord’s Supper?
    The Eucharist and the Council of Trent

  7. Christian Freedom, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor

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    10/09/20
    10 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    Understanding that I am completely free in Christ allows me to read the injunction to “love my neighbor as myself” as a promise instead of a threat.
    Christian Freedom, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor

  8. Luther at Marburg

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    10/02/20
    12 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Luther's signature insight on the sacraments was that God’s word of promise doesn’t just symbolize an absent reality but that it gives and bestows God’s real favor.
    Luther at Marburg

  9. A Different Kind of Catechism

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    09/11/20
    11 mins
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    By Caleb Keith
    The scope of catechesis from the Reformation was broad and included not only instruction at church but in the home and in schools.
    A Different Kind of Catechism

  10. Predestination is for Preaching

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    09/07/20
    9 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Predestination is a promising teaching as Paul teaches it in Romans 8. It’s promising when Christ and his work for us are held firmly in hand.
    Predestination is for Preaching

  11. A New Birth of Art: The Legacy of Albrecht Dürer

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    08/13/20
    6 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Dürer's first significant work to be published was a woodcut which served as the title page for a volume of St. Jerome’s Letters in August of 1492.
    A New Birth of Art: The Legacy of Albrecht Dürer

  12. A Q&A with Bror Erickson on "Faith Alone, The Heart of Everything

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    08/11/20
    11 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    "Faith Alone, The Heart of Everything" written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson, is now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing
    A Q&A with Bror Erickson on
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