By Karen Stenberg

01/15/25

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Do I Have the Right Words?

God reminded me that it's not my job to logic and argue people into heaven, even when those people are my children.

Bradley Gray

01/14/25

This Is Your Story

The gospel is best understood in terms of those two most important words: for you.

Wade Johnston

01/13/25

Epiphany Every Day

Epiphany is one of the most important festivals of the church year, although often sadly overlooked.

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Joel Hess

05/31/18

He Must Be Out of His Mind

Out of His mind indeed, as He took our place between murderers and received the insults and torture of humanity.

Bonnie Petroschuk

05/29/18

It Gets Better Than You Ever Hoped

As I was reading Romans 7 today, I was reminded of a pivotal scene in one of my favorite movies, As Good As it Gets.

Bror Erickson

05/10/18

He Did Not Change the World By Making His Bed.

When it comes to this world, our beds are most often a mess even when we do our best to make them in the morning.

Valerie Thur

04/20/18

Of Werewolves and Worldviews

We are called to proclaim the life, death, and resurrection of the Answer incarnate, Jesus Christ, and in love respond to the questions that inevitably arise against it.

Donavon Riley

04/17/18

When Jesus Smashes Our Religious Piggy Banks

When we focus on God's self-giving Word, when we turn our attention to Golgotha, we are shown a wholly different way of viewing the Commandments.

Joel Hess

04/05/18

He is Risen: You Can Stop Pretending Death Is OK

Because of Jesus, we don’t have to pretty up anything ugly thing in life.

Chad Bird

03/31/18

Come, You Strippers and Sunday School Teachers

Come to the feast where evil and good, wise and foolish, shameful and shaming are welcomed as citizens of the kingdom.

Scott Davis

03/31/18

Chocolate Bunnies, Bouncy Houses, Bread And Wine

Well, it is springtime! Just as you can always expect flowers to begin blooming, the days getting a little longer and everyone’s mood getting a little brighter, there’s something else you can always expect this time of the year.

Steven A. Hein

03/30/18

Christ’s Seventh Word From the Cross: “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!”

So, on this Good Friday, our sinful self and all our sins rest with Jesus here in His tomb. Our transgressions are fully atoned.

Donavon Riley

03/30/18

Christ’s Sixth Word From the Cross: “It Is Finished.”

At Golgotha, Jesus saves us from sin by becoming sin for us. Jesus takes all our messes, all our shame, all our guilt, all our fears and insecurities and He allows them to kill Him instead of us.

Brian W. Thomas

03/30/18

Christ’s Fifth Word From the Cross: “I Thirst.”

Jesus’ death was a direct fulfillment of the will of His Father as promised in the Scriptures.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

03/28/18

The Tolkien Option, Part 3: Escape

Jesus is the great Houdini of the grave for us. And through His death, He gives us the Great Escape from death that leads to the great joy of the Resurrection.

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