Thanksgiving is Never Out of Place
By John Bortulin
11/25/24
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Thanksgiving is Never Out of Place

Thanksgiving is never out of place for the Christian.
What Was the Reformation All About?
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
11/21/24

What Was the Reformation All About?

Christ is the beating heart of Christian faith and its only object.
A Review of 'To Gaze upon God'
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
11/20/24

A Review of 'To Gaze upon God'

This is the basic argument of To Gaze upon God: that we who now see as if behind a veil will one day enjoy the unveiled splendor of God himself, who will dwell with us forever.

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Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
08/04/21

Eat and Drink

God will give you more than you can handle. But he doesn’t leave you alone. Not at all.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/03/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 2)

Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
08/02/21

That's a Good Question: Are We All Predestined to Either Heaven or Hell?

The reason the mind is endlessly troubled about God predestining everything is the vague generalization. Generalizations are cold as ice, without the warm Christ.
Scott Davis
Scott Davis
07/31/21

The Gospel and the Boy Who Cried Wolf

It isn’t that God struggles to believe our repeated cries of “wolf.” Rather, we struggle to believe God when he repeatedly comes to us with forgiveness and mercy on his lips.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/30/21

The Rock of Truth in the Storm of Fake News

The Psalms aren’t the clandestine successes of a faithful soul, but are the journaled hopes of a desperate soul — of one teetering on the edge of oblivion.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
07/29/21

The Sixth Beatitude: Makarios in a Crucible?

We are not saved by the success of our refining process. We are saved precisely because our impurities, no matter what the percentage, ruin the whole thing.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/28/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 1)

Luther’s allies and opponents also would not allow him to put off responding to Erasmus indefinitely. They badgered him constantly to write a response.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
07/27/21

Faith Is Not What Some People Think

Faith is a living, bold trust in God’s grace, so certain of God’s favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
07/26/21

That's a Good Question: What Should we do When the Church Lets us Down?

The Church is where God has instituted the office of the preacher of the gospel. And if you are let-down, the gospel is what you need to hear.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/26/21

How a Small, Country Congregation Became a Megachurch Overnight

This tiny rural church would bulge at the seams with worshipers from realms seen and unseen, all mixed together in the adoration of the Lamb.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/21

What Is the Purpose of the Church?

Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
Uwe Siemon-Netto
Uwe Siemon-Netto
07/23/21

Urchin at War: Introduction

This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Urchin at War: Volume 1” by Uwe Siemon-Netto (1517 Publishing, 2021).
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