07/10/26
Understanding Iran therefore requires more than studying military capabilities or diplomatic strategy. It requires taking theology seriously. Christians understand this because the gospel shapes lives, cultures, and civilizations. Our calling is not merely to analyze those competing stories but, more importantly, to proclaim the true King whose kingdom comes not through revolution or coercion, but through His death and resurrection.
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07/14/26
The Christian does not meditate because life is calm. The Christian meditates because life is anything but calm. Trials teach us that we cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
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04/28/26
To Live Well is therefore not a general advice book, but a message suffused with the gospel.
04/17/26
"Every one must stand and give account before God for himself; and no one can excuse himself by the action or decision of another, whether less or more.”
04/02/26
On Maundy Thursday, Christ explicitly gave his disciples the new command from which the day takes its name, for the Latin words novum mandatum are the Vulgate’s translation of “new command.”
12/02/25
I find myself returning to the Nicene Creed this Advent season
11/19/25
While Thoreau’s Walden is seen as a central text of that most American of virtues—self-reliance—quiet ambition as envisioned by Tinetti is exactly the opposite: dependence on God.
10/20/25
On October 19, 1512, Martin Luther formally graduated with his doctorate in theology.
10/10/25
This is the first installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
09/29/25
Why did the church dedicate a day to St. Michael anyway? Who is he, and what does he do?
09/04/25
Treweek points us to the happy ending to come in eternity, when the entire church will be married to her Redeemer.
08/19/25
Can we then honor Mary without falling into error? I believe we can by focusing on four things Scripture does teach about her.
08/13/25
Perhaps God always intended for Bucer to use his unique skill set to unite people, acting as a bridge between movements centered on the recovery of the gospel.
07/21/25
“The Church exists to tell anyone and everyone who knocks on her door wondering what’s inside: Come and see” (pg. 58). Such reminders make The Church a worthwhile read.
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