Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
By Bruce Hillman
05/09/25
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Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.
Because He Lives, He Goes With Us
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/08/25

Because He Lives, He Goes With Us

Christ does not hide his wounds. He offers them.
A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
05/07/25

A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide

The church does not await a verdict; she proclaims one.

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Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
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The Easter Prelude

This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
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Mandating the Promise

By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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And I Will Give You Rest

The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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A Review of "God's Word: A Guide to Holy Scripture" by John Kleinig

When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
Matt Popovits
Matt Popovits
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Revival Comes to Town

There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.
Pete Lange
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The White Rose

We too are God’s baptized, beloved, blood-bought believers. And no one can ever take that away from us.
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
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Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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God's Right Hand

Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
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I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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Consider Jesus

All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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And From That Very Hour, You Are Healed

Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
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