AI Can't Save You
By Erick Sorensen
06/17/26
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AI Can't Save You

Your God is not artificially intelligent, but the source of all intelligence (including yours).
No One Builds Alone: Why the Future of Lutheranism Must Be Built Together
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Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
06/15/26

No One Builds Alone: Why the Future of Lutheranism Must Be Built Together

The church is not renewed when one pastor tries to do the work of the whole body. The church is renewed when Christ’s body begins to act like a body again.
Learning God's Grand Story through the Chronicles of Narnia
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
06/13/26

Learning God's Grand Story through the Chronicles of Narnia

This is what Christian catechesis does; it turns the knobs of the Scriptures and throws the doors of God’s word wide open to tell us the story of salvation.

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Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
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How to Remember Your Baptism

When you remember your baptism, you're not recalling a ritual. You're standing under a current of divine action that has not ceased to flow since the moment those baptismal waters hit your skin.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
05/01/25

Risen Indeed: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (Part 2)

If you struggle with doubt, take heart: You are not alone.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/29/25

The Cross Speaks Peace

Do it again, God,” rings the psalmist’s appeal.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
04/24/25

Risen Indeed: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Part 1

If Jesus rose from the dead, then his claims about himself and his promises to humanity warrant serious attention and response.
Ryan Matthias
Ryan Matthias
03/28/25

The Mountain of Two Meals

God’s people get the warm feast of victory, while God’s meal is prepared cold.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
03/26/25

A Review of Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved

Sometimes the old story is the one we need to hear again and again.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/19/25

Like a Mother Hen

Lent isn't simply a season. It's the Christian life in microcosm.
Delwyn Campbell
Delwyn Campbell
03/18/25

The Hunger for Righteousness in a World of Strife

Jesus satisfies, fills, and saves because he is the Son of God, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns forever.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
03/17/25

Through the Tombs of the Kings: Jehoiada - Buried with Kings

This is the third installment in our Lenten series, Through the Tombs of the Kings, where Steve Kruschel explores God’s faithfulness to Judah’s kings—and to us—through life, death, and the burial of his Son.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
03/06/25

Through the Tombs of the Kings: Asa - Laid In the Tomb He Made

This is the first installment in our Lenten series, Through the Tombs of the Kings, where Steve Kruschel explores God’s faithfulness to Judah’s kings—and to us—through life, death, and the burial of his Son.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
02/27/25

Psalm 7: The Divine Contradiction – Only Faith Overcomes Revenge

God is a judge, but unlike you, God is just!
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
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The Fruitful Witness of St. Polycarp

Polycarp’s faith, life, writings, and even his death revealed the fruit of faith and love grafted into his heart by Christ the Vine.
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