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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There is no one — not now, not ever — who cannot be included in the family of God through the efficacy of Christ’s saving power.
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This Is Your Story

The gospel is best understood in terms of those two most important words: for you.
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
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New Year, Same You

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Joshua Miller
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Ambrose of Milan: Advent Hymn Writer and Preacher of Christ

Ambrose's preaching continues to ring out in churches around the world, especially during Advent when we sing his magnificent, proclamatory hymn, "Savior of the Nations, Come."
Caleb Keith
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The Word of the Lord Endures Forever: A Response to Young Men's Turn to Orthodoxy

Longstanding tradition must be bolstered by something outside of ourselves that also lies outside of the traditions of men.
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.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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Flipped Tables, Upended Expectations, and Cleansed Hearts

No amount of ritual, sacrifice, devotion, or money could ever do what Jesus of Nazareth was sent to accomplish.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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Christ: Our Past, Present, and Future

You have real freedom through the gospel of Jesus Christ, a freedom that doesn’t rest on founders, votes, or power plays.
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.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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The Surpassing Certainty of God’s Love

More certain than death or taxes and more certain than “anything else in all creation” is the fact that God loves you.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
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Something About Mary

Mary looms large in our theology, our liturgy, our confessions and creeds.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Essential Reading for Lutheran Theology: The Thinking Fellows List

Below is the Thinking Fellows Essential Reading List with contributions from each of the Thinking Fellows hosts.
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