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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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
09/13/22

An Excerpt from All Charges Dropped!: Fourth Stage Terminal Cancer

This is an excerpt from “All Charges Dropped! Devotional Narratives from Earthly Courtrooms to the Throne of Grace,” written by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2022).
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
09/09/22

1 John 2:25-29: The Promise He Made to Us

When God makes promises, he is incapable of not keeping them.
David Clay
David Clay
09/05/22

Forgiveness without God

Increasingly, to forgive is seen as winking at evil, as shrugging one’s moral shoulders, and as being complicit.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
09/02/22

1 John 2:15-24: Antichrist Destroying Faith in the Promise

The smallest amount of Holy Spirit-created faith defeats every antichrist belief we hold.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
09/01/22

An Excerpt from All Charges Dropped!: Unexpected Grace

This is an excerpt from “All Charges Dropped! Devotional Narratives from Earthly Courtrooms to the Throne of Grace,” written by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2022).
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
08/26/22

1 John 2:12-14: The Problem of Finding an 'Authentic Self'

There is no true “self” apart from God. Anything so surmised is caught up in the meaninglessness that is death.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
08/25/22

Sermon on Luke 11:24–26

Good, we tend to think, is the absence of evil. But this reversal of the formula can only have disastrous consequences.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
08/19/22

1 John 2:1-11: Lovers and Liars

Walking in the light doesn't entail a spotless moral record but rather an honest appraisal of who we are.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
08/12/22

1 John 1:5-10: The Reality of the Light

God is consistently rooting us in reality—both what is seen and unseen—because that is where he is.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/05/22

1 John 1:1-4: Not "My" Jesus

There is power in the name of Jesus, and we love to manipulate power for our own ends.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
08/03/22

The Failure of the Modern Apologist

Our challenge today is to inspire trust and curiosity so this generation will openly ask the question, who speaks the words of truth?
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
07/29/22

Church Fathers: Gregory the Great, Pastoral Pope

Gregory is a bridge between the patristic age and the medieval.
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