Ranked #1
Theses 27-28: Love for the Unlovable
Theses 27-28: Love for the Unlovable
We like to think there’s something in us, something we have or do or think or inherit that sets us apart, that contribut... Read more
15 Oct 2018
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15mins
Ranked #2
The Birth of the Confessing Church
The Birth of the Confessing Church
On Thursday, January 4, 1934, a few hundred pastors and church-office holders congregated in the German town of Barmen. ... Read more
4 Jan 2019
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8mins
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The Good Destruction
The Good Destruction
I looked into his eyes. My hands fidgeted, my heart was racing, and I was sweating like a sinner in church. Though I was... Read more
6 May 2019
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10mins
Ranked #4
Theses 25-26: The Final Turn
Theses 25-26: The Final Turn
Thesis 25 of Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation is the final turn of it. It is nothing other than the first light of hope: ... Read more
5 Oct 2018
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12mins
Ranked #5
The Good News of Suffering
The Good News of Suffering
Suffering and sin are realities of life. By rightly understanding these realities in light of God’s word, we can come to... Read more
23 Oct 2018
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13mins
Ranked #6
We Get to Go Home Justified
We Get to Go Home Justified
In pastoral care, I'm often drawn back into the parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector. When someone comes to me beca... Read more
3 Sep 2018
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7mins
Ranked #7
How Can You Be Certain of the Call?
How Can You Be Certain of the Call?
How does one know that they are saved? Where can the Christian turn for any ground of certainty before God on the day of... Read more
13 Feb 2019
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9mins
Ranked #8
Luther's Counsel for the Worried and Anxious
Luther's Counsel for the Worried and Anxious
Where we find Scripture, we find Christ, and therefore where we find Scripture, we find a genuine comfort that breaks us... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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11mins
Ranked #9
Dorothy L. Sayers and The Council of Chalcedon
Dorothy L. Sayers and The Council of Chalcedon
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who have fallen asleep in a history class, and those who lie about it... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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10mins
Ranked #10
You Are Not Your Sin
You Are Not Your Sin
You’ve been here before, and it’s all too familiar, almost boring (if it wasn’t so depressing). You’ve sinned that sin a... Read more
25 Mar 2019
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10mins
Ranked #11
God's Two Contradictory Words
God's Two Contradictory Words
Paul wrote to the Galatians, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.... Read more
21 Jan 2019
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9mins
Ranked #12
Christ: Evolved Humanity or God in Flesh?
Christ: Evolved Humanity or God in Flesh?
Believing in God is a nice idea; it solves serious philosophical problems. But it doesn’t necessarily solve the personal... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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14mins
Ranked #13
The Root of It All: The Fifth Petition of the Lord's Prayer
The Root of It All: The Fifth Petition of the Lord's Prayer
This petition is proof that the Christian life is not a practice in perfectionism. Rather, it is a life of dying and ris... Read more
19 Mar 2020
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9mins
Ranked #14
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Theology of the Cross
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Theology of the Cross
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) is perhaps remembered as the most famous Christian martyr of the twentieth century. He w... Read more
19 Jun 2019
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11mins
Ranked #15
The Blood of Christ Does What?
The Blood of Christ Does What?
The blood of Christ. This is the New Testament. The blood of Christ purifies our conscience (Heb. 9:13-14). This means t... Read more
24 Apr 2019
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7mins
Ranked #16
When Christ Sings for You
When Christ Sings for You
What are the thoughts that run through your head as you read or sing this section of Psalm 51? Do you wonder if you sing... Read more
7 Mar 2019
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8mins
Ranked #17
Preaching the End of the World
Preaching the End of the World
The “end times” are rarely thought of in close connection to preaching. Preaching, one might imagine, concerns the annou... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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8mins
Ranked #18
The Light of Your Christ
The Light of Your Christ
The Word of God, the Eternal Logos, Jesus Christ himself is revealed to us by the power of the Holy Spirit. Little by li... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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5mins
Ranked #19
Confessionalism and Why It's Important
Confessionalism and Why It's Important
The history of Christianity is marked by these confessions or creeds. The word creed is derived from the Latin word cred... Read more
20 Jul 2018
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7mins
Ranked #20
Why We Should Question Christianity
Why We Should Question Christianity
Somehow we have accepted the idea that struggling, searching, and digging to find spiritual answers implies a dangerous ... Read more
12 Jul 2018
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7mins