Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?
By Steven Paulson
04/03/25
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Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?

The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.
Fullness of Life in Christ
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/02/25

Fullness of Life in Christ

No matter how stringent one's "regulations" — "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" (Col. 2:21) — the sinful nature that resides in everyone's heart is untamable by self-effort alone.
A Review of
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
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A Review of "The Lord’s Supper: A Guide to the Heavenly Feast"

Kleinig continually directs the reader's attention to Christ and his gifts.

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Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
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Tremors Of Grace

For those of you unfamiliar with the Richter scale, our friends over at Wikipedia define it as a 1930s invention that "is a base-10 logarithmic scale, which defines magnitude as the logarithm of the ratio of the amplitude of the seismic waves to an arbitrary, minor amplitude."
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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But What If I Don't Believe The Gospel Is For Me?

So, what do we do when someone doesn't believe God's promise of forgiveness, life, and eternal salvation is for him?
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
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What's The Big Deal About The Liturgy? (Part 5: The Role of Music in the Church)

Music is an inherent part of our humanity as image-bearers of God. And like all gifts, it is meant for the good of the receiver.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
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Calling "Bull" On Theology

It’s time to call bull on a theology the dominates Christianity.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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The Danger and Delight of Happiness

In happiness, we dare never forget that it is Christ, and Christ alone, who has restored our joy.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
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Today, I Almost Died...

Today, I almost died several times.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/14/16

Justification by Facebook

We want people to notice us, know us, like us, or even hate us. Just please don’t ignore us. Social media is the ego’s dream come true.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/12/16

Don't Tell Hurting People That God's in Control

We want to know how God rules this world, how he is present in all things, how he exerts his control over the course of world events. We want to know why some get cancer and some don’t, why terrible things happen to the best of people, why volcanoes erupt and hurricanes strike and fires consume.
Larry D. Hughes
Larry D. Hughes
08/09/16

The Reality of Sin, Death, and Forgiveness

When we explain away God’s Word, we jettison the reality of our ominous diagnosis in the “Thou shall/shall nots” of the law, and with it the sweet cure in the, “This is My body/blood” of the Gospel.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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We Expect Too Little from God

We shrink away from God’s godness and almightiness, and so shrink down our prayers. Perhaps it is a lack of faith. We don’t trust God to give what He himself has promised to give.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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The Sign Said, "Just Kill Me."

One thing is for certain: my day was heaven compared to his. My minor headaches nothing compared to whatever he was going through.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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The Little Girl in the Shadows

The most powerless person in this story is the key to it all. God uses her who is nothing to effect everything.
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