History of Christianity
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Proper 7 • 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 • June 21, 2015 Servants of God as a Study in Contrasts
The one who was himself a study in contrasts, contradictions, and paradoxes asks no less of his servants and gives no less than his Spirit…
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Proper 8 • Jeremiah 28:5–9 • June 29, 2014
How do we know if a prophet speaks the truth? We know by seeing whether what he said actually happens.
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The Gospel Luther’s Linchpin for Catholicity
Much has been made about the fact that after Luther launched the reformation in Germany, he changed the wording of the third article of the…
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Holy Trinity • Acts 2:14a, 22–36 • May 31, 2015
For Peter, gifted now with the Holy Spirit, all that has taken place was promised long ago and has unfolded according to God’s “definite plan…
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DIVINE KINGDOM, HOLY ORDER: The Political Writings of Martin Luther. By Jarrett A. Carty
Carty has collected the texts from Luther’s Works that touch significantly on topics such as law, government, authority, and war.
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Epiphany 2 • Isaiah 49:1–7 • January 19, 2014
This is the great epiphany—the mystery hidden for ages but now revealed, the surprising “new thing” of God’s salvation!
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Proper 10 • Ephesians 1:3–16 • July 12, 2015
It is through the durability of these promises applied to us that we find both the faithfulness and strength to love our neighbors, marking us…
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Epiphany 5 • Isaiah 58:3–9a • February 9, 2014
When we put up an appearance of righteousness without attendant love manifesting itself in deeds for the neighbor, we only fool ourselves and, in the…
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Pietism on the American Landscape
Pietism on the American Landscape from its beginnings to present.