Reforming the Reformation
By Aaron Boerst
11/01/24
10mins

Reforming the Reformation

No matter how many times we hear this good news, it never stops being good news.
The Word that Frees: The Reformation's Enduring Legacy
Nicholas Hopman
Nicholas Hopman
10/31/24

The Word that Frees: The Reformation's Enduring Legacy

Our faith is precisely where Paul puts it, namely, in the blood of Christ.
Hocus Pocus, Ghost Stories, and the Lord’s Supper
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
10/30/24

Hocus Pocus, Ghost Stories, and the Lord’s Supper

Just as trick-or-treaters arrive at doorsteps as beggars, we come to the Lord’s table with nothing to offer but our sin and need for forgiveness.

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Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
09/19/19

Squandering Grace

Squander. What a great word. It so perfectly captures the pitfalls of backsliding in all areas of life. It's the utter self-ruination of good things.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
09/18/19

Knights of Faith

The question is this: Is it possible to truly believe God will give us a desirable answer to our prayers, and at the same time be OK if He doesn't?
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/16/19

Putting Your Righteousness on the Line to Love Sinners

A truly Christian work is it that we descend and get mixed up in the mire of the sinner as deeply as he sticks there himself.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
09/12/19

When Fear Knocks

Regardless of what our eyes, senses, and circumstances tell us, we belong to Christ, and He is with us.
Jake Allstaedt
Jake Allstaedt
09/11/19

Running From Skeletons

I just can’t seem to get rid of my skeletons. Nothing I do seems to work. Running and hiding doesn’t get rid of them
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/10/19

The Futility of Balancing Grace

Perhaps the most poisonous venom to afflict the gospel is the notion of "balancing" grace.
Jordan Spina
Jordan Spina
09/09/19

Faith Alone: Death Itself Will Be Undone

I had been taught and believed in a God who is love, but as I walked outside that night I did not see him. I saw the stars and I felt their indifference.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/03/19

The Bible Summed up in Nine Words

“Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.” Those nine words could serve as the Bible’s subtitle.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/29/19

When a Christian is Pushed into Atheism

What do we say when a Christian admits the church has driven them to atheism? And they don't mean ideologically.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
08/19/19

God Alone Saves, Right?

This is the God of the Holy Scriptures. He is the one who repeatedly saves, always preserving his people by providing rescue in situation after situation...
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
08/16/19

Simul Iustus et Peccator: What Does this Mean?

The simul makes several affirmations and rejections on the doctrines of sin/original sin, justification, and sanctification, to name a few.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/08/19

Salvation and the Silly Summit of Some Great Thing

Overcrowding on Mount Everest betrays what our culture worships. We bow down at the altar of the impossible to be seen as the conquerors, the champions.
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