Grace is Not an Excuse
By Luke Kjolhaug
10/16/26
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Grace is Not an Excuse

In Jesus, God acted first, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:5).
Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/13/26

Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So

Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
World Mission and Inner Mission
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/09/26

World Mission and Inner Mission

There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.

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Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/01/24

Augustine, Abuse, and the Gospel that Puts Away Shame

What is it about the cross and its embrace of shame that informs and inspires Christians, who, for various reasons, might find themselves inscribed by shame, to no longer be shameful?
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
09/26/24

John Warwick Montgomery: Apologist par excellence

Dr. Montgomery spent his life—even into his final year at the age of 92—contending for the whole Christian faith once and for all delivered to the saints.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
09/16/24

A Righteousness that is By Faith

To obtain this righteousness, you have to admit you don’t have it and could never produce it on your own because you are unrighteous.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
09/12/24

What is Life, but Christ?

The central message of Christianity is not a worldview, a way of life, or a program for personal or societal change; it is a person and the message of the cross.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
09/10/24

Extraordinarily Ordinary

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Clothed with Christ written by Brian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available!
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
09/09/24

A Review of Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for our Common Life

When joined with a good Reformation theology of vocation and the freedom of a Christian, Fujimura’s vision for culture care is something all Christians can embrace, regardless of whether they are artists in the formal sense.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
09/06/24

Psalm 2: Kiss the Son

This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
09/02/24

Narcissus the Pharisee

There is a bit of Narcissus in all of us. We are all lost within ourselves.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
08/30/24

Become What You Are

This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Clothed with Christ written byBrian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available for preorder.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/29/24

The Martyrdom of John the Baptist

What a small thing in the big picture to give his head for the Head of the Church who would give his life for John and all sinners.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/23/24

God Clothed in Nature

In the Bible, we meet the God who also does not prance around naked as a jaybird.
Gage Jordan
Gage Jordan
08/15/24

Jesus The True and Better Cupbearer

Jesus took the poison of sin and drank the cup of wrath on our behalf to gain favor and righteousness for us.
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