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Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt

  1. A Review of "Shaman and Sage: The Roots of the 'Spiritual but Not Religious' in Antiquity" by Michael Horton

    book
    05/28/25
    8 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    Those who venture through these pages will find a veritable gold mine for the task of theology today, especially in the realm of apologetics.

  2. The Art of Dying

    book
    07/10/24
    15 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    This great victory, the true defeat of death, I receive not by my thinking, willing, or working, but simply by believing.

  3. An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

    book
    02/21/23
    9 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    A Christian is a man who desires to enter heaven not through his own goodness and works, but through the righteousness and works of Christ.

  4. Marx, Prayer, and Humanity

    book
    07/12/22
    13 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    In the place of God, Marx sets the material, autonomous, self-creating man.

  5. Reforming Worship

    book
    06/02/22
    11 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    The relationship between faith and prayer or belief and worship is mutual. Faith produces prayer and prayer expresses faith.

  6. Judas at Mass

    book
    05/02/22
    10 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    On May 2nd, Cantate Sunday, in the year 1507, Luther celebrated his first Mass.

  7. The Anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism

    book
    01/19/22
    9 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    Not only does Scripture command us to maintain purity of doctrine and practice, it also commands us to reconcile with our brother, to seek to end division, and recognize common ground where there is common ground.

  8. Luther at Augsburg

    book
    10/11/21
    9 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    Even if not a turning point, 1518 is a point of no return for Luther.

  9. The Ascension of Our Lord

    book
    05/13/21
    9 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    We confess the ascension of Christ every Sunday in the words of the both the Apostles’ and the Nicene Creed.

  10. The Demon of Acedia

    book
    03/02/21
    13 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    Apathy, melancholy, and disillusionment plague the footsteps of the up-and-coming generations more than ever, especially in the realm of religion, and it’s worth asking, “Why?”

  11. The Eucharist and the Council of Trent

    book
    10/12/20
    10 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    What is it that the 13th session actually has to say about the Eucharist, and how does it compare to what Luther and the reformers confessed about the Lord’s Supper?

  12. Talking to the Devil

    book
    09/09/20
    10 mins
    Philip Bartelt
    As much as Luther calls Christians to a sober belief in the devil, he also calls them to a firm and steadfast faith in Christ
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