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When works include the false condition and confused notion that through them we will become righteous and saved, then they are already no good and completely damnable because they are not done freely.

The theme of guardianship permeates Christian observances of Michaelmas, unifying this wide variety of celebrations

That unremarkable trip to the zoo on September 28, 1931, was the last in a long line of experiences that brought C.S. Lewis (Jack) back to the faith.

This is an excerpt from “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020).

We vote because we are citizens, and it is our duty. We serve our neighbors in love because it is our Christian calling

Solomon did not write Ecclesiastes to bum you out. He wrote it to set you free.

This is an excerpt from “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020).

"Whom shall we fear?" We fear no one. We're not afraid of anything. Instead, we wait for the Lord with good courage. He will strengthen our hearts, as the psalmist writes (Ps 27:1).

Viewing the Bible as literature is an essential and natural way of engaging the text. But there are also ways in which this practice can get lost.

The scope of catechesis from the Reformation was broad and included not only instruction at church, but in the home and in schools.