This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
05/12/25
On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.
05/09/25
We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.
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05/15/23
Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
05/03/23
In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
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04/24/23
Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
04/17/23
The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
04/06/23
By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
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04/06/23
Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
04/03/23
If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
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03/31/23
A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
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03/30/23
Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
03/23/23
The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
03/21/23
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).
03/20/23
Human history, our history, is the story of two Adams with two very different encounters with the devil.
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