Wade Johnston, Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis: MO, 2025.
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This ancient “tale of two mothers” concerns far more than theological semantics—it is the difference between a God who sends and a God who comes.
12/10/25
This story points us from our unlikely heroes to the even more unlikely, and joyous, good news that Jesus’ birth for us was just as unlikely and unexpected.
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If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
07/13/23
While we wait in tribulation for our white robes (or pants) to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, we confess to one another our seen and unseen stains.
07/03/23
The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
06/30/23
Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
06/28/23
Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
06/20/23
It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
06/16/23
God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
06/08/23
Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
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Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
05/17/23
God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
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.
04/20/23
The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
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