Sam P. Schuldheisz

The Ichthus is a confession in picture form, a visual sermon of the gospel of Christ crucified.

Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.

God’s gifts, in turn, conform our minds to the mind of Christ, and catechize our imagination in the image of God’s Son.

It is good to remember that this true story, is also beautiful.

When we read a good story, we sojourn with the characters and authors upon the trail of longing. Such is the pilgrim’s path.

Jesus is both the image bearer and the image giver. In Jesus’ incarnation we are redeemed and re-imaged.

The Reformation was yet another era of history when God’s people were faced with the question that Jesus asked his disciples: “Who do you say that I am?”

Our Lord is not only the King of creation but the King of creativity.

From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture echoes with the great songs of salvation that fill our ears, hearts, minds, and mouths with the good news of salvation in Jesus.

God preserves language so he might continue to communicate his love and grace to us, and that we might communicate his love and grace to others.

This tale of two professors has a common theme, plot, and denouement - the good news of the one true story, Jesus Christ crucified for you.

Hannah’s story is the story of God’s great reversal.

Christ crucified is at the heart of both our freedom from sin and death and our freedom to serve and love our neighbor.

There is great value in reading fairy tales in a pandemic. There is freedom and joy to be found when we turn off the news, stop scrolling Facebook, and read. Above all, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest Christ’s holy Word. And while you’re at it, take some time to read a good fairytale too. You won’t be disappointed…

Good theology is the most practical thing you can have.

The following is an excerpt from“Where Two or Three Are Gathered” edited by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2019).

Every day, in everything we do and experience, we are busy hearing, seeing, and telling stories.

Each of these little epiphanies in Middle-earth are like the star the magi saw arise in the sky, a light that reflects and points to Jesus who is the Light of the world.

Consolation is the breath of life filling our lungs, hearts, and minds with the fresh, incorruptible air of the new creation.

God is the God of failures, for He became one for you. There is no failure of ours that is bigger than Jesus’ cross, no sin of ours that can overshadow the cross.

Jesus is the great Houdini of the grave for us. And through His death, He gives us the Great Escape from death that leads to the great joy of the Resurrection.

Above all, Luther understood the importance of the Biblical narrative as the story of God’s love and man’s salvation revealed in Christ Crucified.

The Lutheran Reformation was a reformation of the Christian imagination alongside its theology.

Recovery helps us see beauty in the ordinary; the miracle and wonder of creation in the oak leaf or the evergreen needle.

What do the events of good stories, like The Lord of the Rings teach us about the rise and fall of civilizations in our own world?