Christ: Our Past, Present, and Future
By Wade Johnston
11/05/24
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Christ: Our Past, Present, and Future

You have real freedom through the gospel of Jesus Christ, a freedom that doesn’t rest on founders, votes, or power plays.
Two Kingdoms, Three Estates, One Christ
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/04/24

Two Kingdoms, Three Estates, One Christ

One Christ rules over all of it. He is the constant, the root that nourishes every estate and every vocation.
Reforming the Reformation
Aaron Boerst
Aaron Boerst
11/01/24

Reforming the Reformation

No matter how many times we hear this good news, it never stops being good news.

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Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
09/13/17

Crisis of Faith and Sufficient Grace

I spend a lot of time talking to people in coffee shops. Some share my Christian faith, some are exploring and questioning faith and others have left the church, having had a crisis of faith.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
09/12/17

To the Crazy Ones

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
09/11/17

In the Face of Suffering

During my recent trip to visit my daughter and her family, my son-in-law got me hooked on Leah Remini’s A&E show, Scientology and the Aftermath.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/09/17

How Will Your Congregation Die?

The only churches that live are churches that have died. That still die. And that rise to newness of life in Christ’s life alone.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
08/24/17

A Cup of Kindness for a Cup of Death

One thing that makes John different than the other three Gospels is the absence of the Lord’s Supper.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
08/10/17

Quieting The Voices

The accusations of the voices we hear on a daily basis are deafening. There is no shortage of voices that will remind us of our failures.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
08/08/17

Oblivious

I walk in the local mall for exercise several times a week. I purposely avoid weekends and hours when the mall is likely to be crowded because, while I am not a racewalker, I do like to keep up a steady pace as opposed to stopping, starting and inching and this is difficult to achieve even when there are few people around.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/29/17

Miscarriages: An Empty Cradle and a Full Hope

For every child in a mother’s womb, the whole host of heaven and earth, indeed God himself, intercedes.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/25/17

The Fog of Fear: Panic Attacks, Anxiety and Being Overwhelmed

You can see it far off, looming on the horizon, a thick fog menacing off the coast and swirling in the distance. You know the signs.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/18/17

Catbirds and the Delight of God

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is read out under the shade of my backyard tree. There, I have a reclining chair and small little side table.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/09/17

Wearing Our Shame to Church

God in Jesus takes off your shirt of shame, your bitterness, your anger, your guilt, your hopelessness, and drapes these rags on himself.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/06/17

The Affair

If affairs always begin by believing lies, then repentance always begins by believing the truth: the truth that you are in the wrong, the truth that you have a God who loves you in Jesus Christ, and the truth that he and he alone can save you not only from adultery but from every sin that seeks to lead you down the path of destruction.
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