Ken Sundet Jones

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Ken Sundet Jones

Ken Sundet Jones, Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, loves teaching undergrads. He was born in Heidelberg, which must be why he likes Luther so much. He was shaped by the Sturgis motorcycle rally in his hometown and by summers at his grandparents’ cattle ranch. His doctoral dissertation covered 16th-century German evangelical funeral preaching. And he knows how to do knitting and Scandinavian flat-plane woodcarving.

Ken Sundet Jones

If Christ has not been raised, the Dead in Christ are Lost

04/12/23

10 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

If it’s all a fiction spun by disappointed disciples, if it’s a mere symbol for the idea of an inner awakening, if it’s not a fact that Christ has been raised, then our grief and loss have no end, and we have no hope.
How God Loves Us: The Meaning of "So," John 3:16

02/15/23

8 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

“So loved,” then isn’t about how much but instead simply how.
Pastor ChatGPT Is No Preacher

12/21/22

13 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
Luther's September Testament

09/21/22

15 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.
Lucas Cranach: Artist, Proclaimer, and Friend

08/17/22

16 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

Cranach became the evangelical interpreter for the masses
Church Fathers: Cyril of Alexandria, Saint and Sinner

07/28/22

10 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

Cyril’s fervor for pure explication of the gospel was present throughout his career.
A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

07/18/22

16 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

07/11/22

11 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

Whatever body part you are, the body of Christ is no pod person. Together, we’re a living, breathing, deathless whole.
The Trinity Is History

06/10/22

16 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.
Not Drunk As You Suppose

06/03/22

12 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

That on Pentecost God’s Spirit should function through a dozen seeming inebriates should be no surprise when this same God saves through the ignominy of the cross.
500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 2)

03/09/22

15 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

Confession is not another ecclesiastical bludgeon but is instead a gift. There we can tell the truth about ourselves, knowing that Christ has only mercy for us in response.
500th Anniversary: Luther’s Invocavit Sermons (Part 1)

03/08/22

11 mins

Ken Sundet Jones

Luther had a living Word from God intended to land squarely among sinners.

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