By Bradley Gray

01/27/26

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God’s Way Through the Wilderness

The Lord himself comes to us to lead us out of the land of sin and death with his strong, nail-pierced hands.

Promises of God

Caleb Keith

01/26/26

Christ is Our Fulfillment

Fulfillment can sound awkward as a title or name, but it is one of the most prominent proclamations concerning Christ found in the New Testament.

Christopher J. Richmann

01/23/26

The Reason for Lent

This is an excerpt from the introduction of Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Christopher Richmann (1517 Publishing, 2026).

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Kelsi Klembara

09/23/25

From the Cross to Our Enemies: Why Christians Forgive

The world takes notice when Christians forgive because such forgiveness seems impossible.

Kelsi Klembara

01/21/25

Baptism: Return or Redo? On the 500th Anniversary of the Anabaptist Movement

There is a “re” involved with baptism, but unlike the Anabaptists, it’s not a “re-do,” but a “re-turn" or a “re-member.”

Kelsi Klembara

05/08/24

Forever Elsewhere

Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.

Kelsi Klembara

04/12/24

"In the Path of Totality

Bathed in the waters of baptism, you are placed in God's path of totality, a path he won for each and every one of us.

Kelsi Klembara

09/14/23

The God Who Remembers: Hannah

Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.

Kelsi Klembara

09/30/22

1 John 4:1-6: The Only True Confession

Do you confess Christ as God in the flesh, born, died, and raised to new life for you? Any answer of yes will do

Kelsi Klembara

12/10/21

Implications of the Incarnation: God Confirms His Sacramental Gifts

Big or small, potential or certain, the despair we may grapple with during this time of year tends to find its end in the fact that things are not as they should be.

Kelsi Klembara

11/13/21

On Demystifying the Church

The church is the only place God promises to lift us out of ourselves not in order to become more like God but so that we may finally be freed from our obsession with becoming little gods.

Kelsi Klembara

10/21/21

Redefining True Love: A Review of Jared Wilson's Love Me Anyway

Wilson reminds his reader over and over again that, in his love, God accepts sinners as they are so that we may be delivered from the self-acceptance, self-worship, and self-justification of our selfish definitions of love.

Kelsi Klembara

09/23/21

Deborah and Jael: Thelma and Louise Defeat God's Enemies

God uses the unlikely, the unexpected, and sometimes even the unsavory to deliver us and to crush the heads of his enemies

Kelsi Klembara

08/19/21

Can Body Positivity Overcome Our Bodies of Death?

As the body positivity movement has gained traction, we must also be aware of some of its pitfalls

Kelsi Klembara

05/08/21

Happy Mother's Day, Rachel Hollis

We all know what I think (maybe) Rachel knows: Celebrating ourselves isn’t enough. It won’t ever be enough.

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