What Was the Reformation All About?
By Wade Johnston
11/21/24
10mins

What Was the Reformation All About?

Christ is the beating heart of Christian faith and its only object.
A Review of 'To Gaze upon God'
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
11/20/24

A Review of 'To Gaze upon God'

This is the basic argument of To Gaze upon God: that we who now see as if behind a veil will one day enjoy the unveiled splendor of God himself, who will dwell with us forever.
Self-Made Religion and the Gospel of Christ Alone
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/19/24

Self-Made Religion and the Gospel of Christ Alone

We love hearing about Jesus, but we also love hearing about how much effort we need to exert to truly pull off this whole “Christian life” thing.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/15/19

What Kind Of God Washes Filthy Feet?

Since God is most high, He can only look down. Nothing is above Him. No one is more exalted than He is.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/02/19

The Unhappy Creed of the Religion of Acquisition

The prophets of old were right: we do resemble what we revere. Our anthropology is hijacked by materialism. We become just stuff who consume stuff and hope to have enough stuff to make life worth it.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/27/19

The God Who Bottles Our Tears

One of my jobs in high school was helping local ranchers work cattle. We’d vaccinate, cut off horns, castrate, mark their ears, and brand them.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/14/19

So You Don't Like Your Pastor

Pastors are built from the same stuff as everyone else. That’s good, and that’s bad.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/13/19

How Long, O Lord? Climbing 109 Mountains

I finally climbed all 109 mountains. My journey began out of desperation, fueled by anger, fear, resentment.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/21/19

The Two Most Important Days In Your Life

We have at least one thing going for us: we know the first of these two days —our birthday.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/16/19

Riding Tandem Toward a Flourishing Life

Our American ethos trumpets the ideal of the rugged individual who doesn’t need anyone else. But that’s not only a lie; it’s also the recipe for disaster.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/28/19

Forgiving Others Is Not All About You: When Forgiveness Mutates into Self-Help

Just as we believe ourselves to be forgiven because God sees us in Christ, so to forgive others is to see them as God sees them in Christ. To forgive, in other words, is to put God’s eyes in our eyes and our eyes in God’s eyes.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/24/19

A Lament for the Killing of the Unborn

How long, O Lord, will the voice of children’s blood cry out to You from the ground?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/17/19

Is it OK for a Former Adult Film Producer to Serve Holy Communion?

Some things, once they are deemed disgusting or contaminated, permanently carry that quality with them. These things are even thought to be “contagious,” negatively affecting whatever they come into contact with.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/11/19

Slaying Monsters in Church: Why Baptism Should be Rated R for Violence

When people are baptized, time is transcended. They go back to the Jordan and the Jordan comes forward to them. In a single splash, or a single dunk, they enter the war.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/11/19

God Writes Straight With Crooked Lines

If I were granted three wishes, one of them would not be to know what the future holds.
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