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Mark Mattes

  1. No One Builds Alone: Why the Future of Lutheranism Must Be Built Together

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    06/15/26
    1 min read
    By Russ Lackey Mark Mattes
    The church is not renewed when one pastor tries to do the work of the whole body. The church is renewed when Christ’s body begins to act like a body again.

  2. Preaching to Bound Wills

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    02/20/26
    1 min read
    By Mark Mattes
    When we despair of ourselves, we repent of these self-justifying schemes and allow ourselves to be shaped by God, covered in Christ’s righteousness, and reborn with a new heart.

  3. When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

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    01/20/26
    1 min read
    By Russ Lackey Mark Mattes
    American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.

  4. The Future of Lutheranism Belongs to Builders

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    01/08/26
    1 min read
    By Russ Lackey Mark Mattes
    The crisis is not merely that people are leaving. The crisis is that we have relinquished what is uniquely Lutheran and deeply needed.

  5. The New Birth as Passive: An Excerpt from Ditching the Checklist

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    02/13/25
    1 min read
    By Mark Mattes
    This is an excerpt from Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners) by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 5-7.
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