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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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14 mins read|06/23/21The reformers were compelled to confess the true faith and challenge corrupt practices—this is what the Augsburg Confession is about.
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13 mins read|03/08/21It’s not the disciples’ faith that invented the resurrection but the resurrection that gave birth to the disciples’ faith.
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16 mins read|04/09/19The Gospel restores us to our true humanity, embeds us in the body of Christ, feeds us with Christ’s own body, and offers us a community.
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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).
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13 mins read|12/16/18No doubt a few preachers cringe at the thought of "C and E" (Christmas and Easter) Christians showing up for Christmas Eve services...I must confess, when I preach on Christmas and Easter, I do not share this sentiment held by some of my peers.
