It is within this charged atmosphere that Luther’s writings take on their full significance. His responses to the Turkish threat were not merely reactions to military events; they were rooted in a deep theological reflection on the nature of God’s rule over the world, the responsibilities of Christian rulers, and the role of the Church in times of crisis.
Your God is not artificially intelligent, but the source of all intelligence (including yours).
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.

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Do our petitions move God?
Epiphany—is for the Gentiles, those who were once not God’s people, but who now, by the grace of God in Christ have become the people of God
What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
Amy Mantravadi shares about the importance and influlnce of Martin Chemitz in the predestination controversy.
How’s your ticker?
When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
The Jews were living the script for a Western movie when Jesus showed up. The enemies of God were running the town
Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger
This feast is the Gospel, “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”
Paul has zero patience for the gospel of God to be called into question, especially when the ones questioning it are the ones who should’ve known better.
Christ’s birth, he shows us, is entangled with human pride and sin, which is overcome by God’s love.
Basil the Great (330-379) gives a brief meditation on the Incarnation