This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
It is impossible to live our lives in a way that would convince God of our value because he already knows our value. He is the one who gave it to us.
Belief at Christmas is neither neat nor safe. It is the path that leads to the manger and, from there, to the cross.

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This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Clothed with Christ written by Brian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available!
This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Clothed with Christ written byBrian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available for preorder.
Through the means of grace, Christ grants us a share in all the blessings of this ancient hope.
For a long time, well-intentioned pastors and college evangelists have applied Jesus’ words from Revelation 3:20 to the unconverted.
The articles were used to catechize churches in Lutheran doctrine through a series of pastoral visitations.
The creeds provide a means of unified confession that is biblically sound, transcending denominational lines of demarcation.
The minister’s clothing represents his office of service, derived from the ministry of Christ, and never himself.
The post-Reformation observance of Lent is both commemorative and penitential
The majority of churches still use the traditional eight-sided font. The question I’d like to explore in this post is, “Why?”
The red door was fair warning to pursuers that they could proceed no further.
It can be argued that this scene sets a pattern for Christian activity on the first day of the week from that time until the present.
The reason the U.S. is blessed by God is that we are essentially a “good” nation. And this is the root of Bob’s problem (and that of all civil religion).