1. History in the Present Tense

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    03/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
    History in the Present Tense

  2. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    17 mins
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    By Mark Mattes
    This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

  3. Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

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    03/10/23
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
    Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

  4. And I Will Give You Rest

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    03/07/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
    And I Will Give You Rest

  5. Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

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    02/24/23
    13 mins
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    By David Clay
    Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
    Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

  6. Revival Comes to Town

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    02/23/23
    12 mins
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    By Matt Popovits
    There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.
    Revival Comes to Town

  7. The Presentation of Our Lord

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    02/02/23
    9 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
    The Presentation of Our Lord

  8. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

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    01/27/23
    20 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  9. Consider Jesus

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    01/25/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
    Consider Jesus

  10. And From That Very Hour, You Are Healed

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    01/23/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
    And From That Very Hour, You Are Healed

  11. True Tolerance

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    01/19/23
    18 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    We assert, we herald, the truth about God becoming King of the world in and through Jesus of Nazareth alone. It is our public announcement.
    True Tolerance

  12. Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

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    01/13/23
    24 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
    Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross
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