Baptism: Return or Redo? On the 500th Anniversary of the Anabaptist Movement

By Kelsi Klembara

01/21/25

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Baptism: Return or Redo? On the 500th Anniversary of the Anabaptist Movement

There is a “re” involved with baptism, but unlike the Anabaptists, it’s not a “re-do,” but a “re-turn" or a “re-member.”

John Bombaro

01/20/25

Gospel Safebox

"When God has his say, have confidence that his Word and sacraments bestow precisely what he says."

Thank God for Wesley Huff: Defending the Historicity of the Gospel

Adam Francisco

01/17/25

Thank God for Wesley Huff: Defending the Historicity of the Gospel

Huff did not stop there, though. Towards the end of the interview, he asked Rogan, "What do you think of Jesus?"

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Chad Bird

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"What a Foe We Have in Jesus"

God’s Son is infinitely more than our fragile egos have flattened him out to be.

Joel Hess

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The Church is not a Hospital for Sinners, It's a Morgue for the Dead

It is the strangest of morgues—people arrive dead as doornails and leave alive.

Kathy Morales

01/04/17

Behold the Light of the World

My eyes soaked in the midnight view. Stars crowded the sky.

Chad Bird

01/03/17

Baptism Foreshadowed in Old Testament Narratives

Old Testament narratives foreshadowed the gifts that our Father gives us in baptism.

Dominick Santore

12/29/16

The New Year High

It's coming. Can you feel it? It's creeping up on us like a quiet predator. It's hiding behind the Christmas trees and stockings hung with care. It's getting ready to strike.

Bror Erickson

12/29/16

A Bridegroom of Blood

The arrangement was made with Abraham when God claimed for Himself all of his being, and put the seal of His promise upon the most personal member of his anatomy.

Bror Erickson

12/23/16

The Man Who Discovered a World Where it is Always Christmas

by Fredrik Sidenvall, translated by Bror Erickson

Cindy Koch

12/21/16

Enlightened

God spoke into the black depth. “Let there be light."

Donavon Riley

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There's No Joy But In This Boy

Our relief when we're troubled can't be found at the end of all our preparations and celebrations, no matter how pious our intent.

Steven A. Hein

12/19/16

Christmas is Bigger on the Inside

“It’s bigger on the inside” is not only an evocative literary device, it is also a phrase heavy laden with Good News found in the true story of Christianity, especially at Christmas.

Chad Bird

12/17/16

When a Dragon Tried to Eat Jesus: The Nativity Story We Don't Talk About

The dragon who failed to devour the child in the manger swallows the man atop the cross. In so doing, unbeknownst to this beast, he ate poison.

Cindy Koch

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Cleaning Up Christmas

I take out the broom, spray bottle, and trash can. For the hundredth time this week, I find myself sweeping up the mess of a Christmas to come.

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