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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/17/22

The God Who Relieves Every Burden

The imprecatory psalms are like release valves for hurting souls. Their stanzas are God-given spaces in which we can bear our soul’s torment.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
08/28/21

The Day of Grace

The night has passed and the day broken. In response to the morning dawn, birds sing, beasts arouse themselves and all humanity arises.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/07/21

Old Testament: Number 21:4-9 (Lent 4: Series B)

When we look upon the cross, we see our sin. We also see the One who washes it away and gives life.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
09/28/20

Meditations

The best synonym I can think of for Biblical meditation is "wonder." To meditate upon God's word is to wonder, as a child wonders at the stars.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/13/20

Unchristianity: Putting Jesus on the Unemployment Line

Far from being a Savior, the god of Unchristianity is a coach who whips us into moral shape, inspires us to be better people, serves as our example. The unspoken goal is to be so virtuous and free of sin that we don’t need Jesus anymore. The transaction is complete. Jesus is unemployed.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/21/19

Dodging Freight Trains

When we look to Jesus nailed up on that cross, that's God's final goodbye to our sin-blasted survival methods. No more unanswered questions. No more long goodbyes.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/18/18

Patience Under the Mercy of Christ

God has forgiven you. That is an objective fact. You can reject it, but it is nevertheless true.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
05/10/18

He Did Not Change the World By Making His Bed.

When it comes to this world, our beds are most often a mess even when we do our best to make them in the morning.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/26/18

Getting Out from Under the Law

God’s Law is a death sentence for us sinners. There is no winning beneath the Law of God.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
09/25/17

Theology & Science: Necessary Tensions

Conflict demands resolution, tension demands a balancing act in the face of uncertainties.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
04/21/17

What Does It Mean for Faith to Have an Object?

To see faith as a noun in Christianity, one must ask the question of what is faith and whence does it come?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/14/13

Why Christ Poured out the Spirit on Pentecost: The OT and Rabbinic Roots of Pentecost or the Feast of Weeks

Though the theophanic elements at the Jerusalem Pentecost were not as diverse as those at Sinai, there is one prominent commonality between the two: divine speech out of divine fire.
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