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The American Martyr

Karl R. Hess

Faithful Evangelical Lutheran witness in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and 21st Century America

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St John 15:12-26

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You Did Not Choose Me, But I Chose You

Jesu juva

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Beloved,

In his Disputa...

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The Image of the Free Man

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