Category: Feature Stories
An Outsider Visits a Lutheran Church…
ONLINE – What happens when an outsider visits a Lutheran church? That’s the subject of a new video by Matt Whitman of The Ten Minute Bible Hour which is racking up the views on YouTube. Whitman visited St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Illinois, a…
1519: The Gospel Breakthrough and the Leipzig Debate
by Mathew Block It was, perhaps, the year 1519 that was most important to the ultimate direction of the Reformation—for it was only in this year that Martin Luther truly came to understand the good news of the Gospel, according to his own reckoning. Luther…
The Devil: Liar, Murderer, and… Instrument of God?
by Harold Ristau At the end of a war, the conquering armies often encounter rebel forces continuing to wreak havoc on innocent civilians. Although defeated, attacks by these sore losers attempt to convince the world that they have power, even though they have none….
The Conquered Foe
by Mathew Block In this issue, we consider in greater detail the supernatural world which exists just beyond our line of vision. In contemporary culture, it is common, even among Christians, to ignore the spiritual powers at work around us. And yet, Scripture is clear:…
The Value of the Kingdom of Heaven
by Brad Schollenberg The Kingdom of Heaven is priceless! Jesus says in Matthew 13 that it’s like treasure hidden in a field, so valuable that you buy the whole field—or like a fine pearl where you sell everything you own to buy it. Of course,…