Spy Wednesday and the Betrayal in All of Us
By Steve Byrnes
04/01/26
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Spy Wednesday and the Betrayal in All of Us

Spy Wednesday asks us to look inward. It's the day the liturgical calendar acknowledges what we already know: we are not the best version of ourselves.
The Hope of Easter
Heather Schulz
Heather Schulz
03/31/26

The Hope of Easter

“Save us!” or “Deliver us!” That’s what “Hosanna” means. And that is exactly what Jesus did in the ER that dark Thanksgiving Day and every day for me.
The Answer to Our Hosanna
John Bortulin
John Bortulin
03/30/26

The Answer to Our Hosanna

Indeed, Jesus is our Father's answer to our Hosanna.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/15/23

Why We Need Preachers

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.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
05/03/23

A First Far-Off Gleam of the Gospel: The Christian Beginnings of Tolkien’s Fiction in The Book of Lost Tales

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.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
04/17/23

Easter with the Inklings

The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
Tanner Olson
Tanner Olson
03/31/23

Holy Week Poems

A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
03/30/23

The Legend of the Dogwood

Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
03/21/23

An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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).
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/17/23

Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
02/20/23

Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

Reading includes, on some level, striving. Hearing, on the other hand, remains passive.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
01/26/23

Epiphany with the Inklings

The further up and further into the season of Epiphany we get, the bigger the grace of God in Christ is, the brighter the Light of Christ shines, and the more blessed we are in Jesus' epiphany for us.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
01/24/23

God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023). Now available for purchase.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
12/28/22

Christ Deep in the Flesh

That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
12/14/22

Finding the Catholic Luther: A Review of Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith by Todd Hains

Hains offers a novel yet simple contention: Luther is most catholic where he is boldest.
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