There's No Such Thing as a
By Luke Kjolhaug
06/03/26
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There's No Such Thing as a "Bible-Believing Christian

Calling oneself a “Bible-believing Christian” fails to account for the fact that every belief system, knowingly or unknowingly, arises out of a particular history.
Word-Centered
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/02/26

Word-Centered

From the very beginning, the community that God was forming was going to be much more inclusive than anyone could have imagined.
Is it Cake? Is it Ministry?
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
06/01/26

Is it Cake? Is it Ministry?

There are important historical reasons for making a distinction between ministry and vocation.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/18/21

Never Tell Me the Odds: On the Implausible and Improbable Deliverance of God

God picks the unexpected and the unlikely, and goes to the unforeseen places, stacking the odds against himself, in order that age after age might stand in open-mouthed wonder at his sovereignty in and over all things.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
08/17/21

What God Created, God Will Grow

What God created, God will grow. We don’t add a few stitches onto his creation.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
08/16/21

That's a Good Question: Can We Know When Jesus Will Return?

The grace of God does not save us at the beginning only in order to keep ourselves in his good graces by our good enough readiness.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
08/15/21

The Color Green

Green is the color for “ordinary time” in the liturgical church year. It's the regular time of year that always gets overshadowed by other seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/14/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 29:11-19 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Hypocrisy continues to rear its head as the formalistic worship and worshippers neglect their LORD and their neighbor.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/14/21

Epistle: Ephesians 5:22-33 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Is this text about marriage or Jesus? The answer should be obvious by now: Yes!
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/14/21

Gospel: Mark 7:1-13 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

No longer do we read about Jesus promising to satisfy and raise and abide in His people. Instead, we encounter a Jesus who goes on the attack.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/14/21

Post-Pentecost Preaching Horizon

The new life Christ opened for us in His justifying resurrection, the new life into which we were baptized is a life of faith.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/14/21

The “Great Commission” Is Not in Matthew but Genesis

What Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 28, atop a mountain, is a reaffirmation and clarification of what God told Adam and Eve from Mount Eden in Genesis 1.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/13/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to be Free (Part 3)

Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.
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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/12/21

The Eighth Beatitude: The Persecution of the Gospel

As long as the church teaches the gospel, it will suffer persecution.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/11/21

Gentle and Lowly: A Reflection on the Love that Will Not Let Us Go

For sinners who cannot seem to get out of their own way, Dane brings to bear the gospel of Christ’s heart, which aerates one’s spiritual lungs with undiluted grace.
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