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17 mins read|03/21/23This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
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18 mins read|11/12/20The following is an adaptation from "Law and Gospel in Action" written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).
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9 mins read|02/27/19God is used to working with colorful figures. One of the most colorful in the Bible is Balaam. Hailing from Mesopotamia, Balaam was what we might call a shaman or a soothsayer.
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18 mins read|02/22/19The following is an excerpt from Law and Gospel in Action written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).
