Articles
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Filling Time: Reflections for a New Year
As one walks down the street known as King’s Parade in Cambridge, just outside Corpus Christi college you will see a rather remarkable clock. There…
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Christmas Peace
“Peace on earth good will toward men …” It is likely you will hear children sing these lines this Christmas. Perhaps your church has a…
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Absolution is Great for the Soul
In this brief observation, Mart Thompson draws out the benefits of the often overlooked practice of individual absolution.
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Christology Illustrated
Dr. David Maxwell lays out a clear and concise description of Lutheran Christology. He maintains that its fundamental point is to emphasize the unity of…
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The Hope to Which We Cling
Christians cling to a peculiar hope. Dr. Timothy Saleska writes “As the story of Israel makes clear and as God demonstrated by raising Jesus from…
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Drawing Closer to an Unchanging Christ
Do the words of Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and always” refer to the constancy of the second person of the…
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In Memoriam: Antti Raunio, Finnish Luther Scholar
The sudden death of Prof. Antti Raunio has saddened the international scholarly community, which valued his important contributions to the study of Martin Luther as…
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“And they will all be taught of God”: Martin Luther’s Biblical Translation at 500
It is now 500 years since Luther’s translation of the New Testament first appeared. It is no exaggeration or hyperbole to praise Luther’s German Bible…
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Who Has Ever Even Heard of the Missouri Synod?
Paul Raabe reflects on the label “Lutheran” and how, in some contexts, it does not communicate to most Americans. We need to be able to…