By Steven Paulson

05/27/25

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Psalm 9: Blood Avenger and Mercy Seat

Should you then abandon David’s plea that God use his law against his enemies and send a Legal Avenger? No, the law must be preached to the Christian (insofar as he is not one).

Donavon Riley

05/26/25

The Forgotten Fire

The Church needs mystics again. Not fringe figures, but saints ablaze with love.

Jason Oakland

05/23/25

A Hidden God Revealed in Promise

God chooses to clothe himself in promises and hides himself in his word.

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Joel Hess

04/25/25

The Resurrection Should be Terrifying

It's one thing to hope for a new reality; it's quite another to stand before it, no matter how wonderful.

Chad Bird

04/22/25

A Review of The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World

Dave weaves together music, movies, and documentaries to illustrate all the ways we seek relief—and then, full and free, he connects our need to Christ’s gift.

Amy Mantravadi

03/26/25

A Review of Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved

Sometimes the old story is the one we need to hear again and again.

Donavon Riley

03/11/25

The Wound and the Well

The great lie of addiction is that suffering must be fled, must be numbed, must be drowned out by any means necessary.

Joey Goodall

02/28/25

You Can't Sever the Saint from the Sinner

You cannot sever the saint from the sinner. Christians remain both simultaneously.

Jason Oakland

02/17/25

A Remnant Chosen By Grace

In grace, God chooses to love his people.

Bradley Gray

01/30/25

The Gospel for All

There is no one — not now, not ever — who cannot be included in the family of God through the efficacy of Christ’s saving power.

Adam Francisco

01/17/25

Thank God for Wesley Huff: Defending the Historicity of the Gospel

Huff did not stop there, though. Towards the end of the interview, he asked Rogan, "What do you think of Jesus?"

Ryan Couch

01/03/25

New Year, Same You

It's a new year, and you are still the same you: a sinner who is simultaneously perfect in every way because Christ declares it to be so.

Amy Mantravadi

12/16/24

Life in the Bleak Midwinter

The love of God is creative, always giving, always reviving.

Matt Johnson

12/02/24

Too Soon for Tinsel? Why November Christmas Lights Might Be More Than Holiday Hype

In Scripture, laments are raw expressions of grief, but they always point to hope. What if our culture’s obsession with holiday lights is an unconscious way of crying out, “We need good news, and we need it now”?

Bradley Gray

10/22/24

The Gospel According to God

The difference between God's gospel and man's could not be greater.

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