Post-Denominational Lutheranism
By John W. Hoyum
03/20/26
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Post-Denominational Lutheranism

One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
Getting Over your Pride
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
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Getting Over your Pride

Pride builds identities that leave no room for grace.
Blessed Beggars
Heather Schulz
Heather Schulz
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Blessed Beggars

We can willingly admit the fact that we're just like tax collectors and thieves.

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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Let the Bird Fly

The following is an excerpt from “Let the Bird Fly” written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
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Christmas in Galatians

Here, we read the mystery and majesty of the incarnation of the Son of God wrapped up into a single package
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
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Protected from Baptism

The real problem with the way we talk about Baptism in particular, and the sacraments at all, is that we are simply afraid of letting God’s Word get us.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/27/19

Three Hidden Hebrew Treasures in Psalm 23

These treasures show us that, no matter how well we think we know this poem, there’s always more layers to uncover.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
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America the Free?

Where American freedom shouts for individual rights and liberties, freedom in Christ binds neighbors together because our blessings are for each other.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/24/19

The iChisel: Defaced Images and the Human-Faced God

It’s no wonder we’re so attached to images; we are one. We are human hyphens between the celestial and the terrestrial.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/23/19

Death, Be Not Proud...

Death can make us feel like tourists or strangers traveling across the landscape of someone else’s life.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/18/19

The Escape from a Religious Sodom

In this religious Sodom, we had a Jesus with the heart of Moses whose gospel was a new and improved law.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
07/17/19

Remembering the Scillitan Martyrs

The story of these faithful Christians serves to highlight the roles of both Africa and martyrdom in the early church and today.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/16/19

Enough is Enough

Nothing, not pain, hurt, resentment, bitterness, or hopelessness can separate us from God’s love for us in Jesus Christ.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/16/19

“Train up” or "Dedicate"? The Hebrew Gem in Proverbs 22:6

As important as the training of your children is, much more important is handing them over to God—from the very beginning, from infancy, and beyond.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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God the Father

All God's fatherly goodness and mercy is concrete and real, born of a virgin, crucified for our trespasses, raised for our justification.
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