A Review of
By Amy Mantravadi
04/28/26
12mins

A Review of "To Live Well: To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times" by Alan Noble

To Live Well is therefore not a general advice book, but a message suffused with the gospel.
Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
04/27/26

Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality

May we, as preachers, rise and proclaim that Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our spiritual hunger.
The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/24/26

The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside

This is an excerpt from the first chapter of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-6.

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RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
09/12/17

To the Crazy Ones

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/12/17

A Nap Before Dinner

This is why a Christian must keep learning to forget himself so long as he lives.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
09/11/17

In the Face of Suffering

During my recent trip to visit my daughter and her family, my son-in-law got me hooked on Leah Remini’s A&E show, Scientology and the Aftermath.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/09/17

How Will Your Congregation Die?

The only churches that live are churches that have died. That still die. And that rise to newness of life in Christ’s life alone.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
09/08/17

A Reformation Question: Can the Finite Bear the Infinite?

This emphasis in Luther also applied to his understanding of the sacraments, and particularly comes out in his writings on the Lord’s Supper in his Large Catechism.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
09/07/17

Spiritual Anorexia

She does not see a Christian in the mirror. She sees a doubter.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/05/17

Not The What, But The Who...

Jesus is the "because" and "therefore" of our salvation because He died for our sin
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
09/01/17

The Restoration of Hell

As the devil awakens after a long slumber, recovering from the resurrection event, he finds his shackles loosened and the glorious screams of torment throughout his dark empire
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/31/17

Luther’s Bondage of the Will: An Uncompromising Gospel

Desiderius Erasmus and many humanists had for a while held out hope for Luther’s call for reform and many of the reformers were themselves, to some degree, humanists.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
08/29/17

A Salvation Insurance Policy

The sight of indulgences being bought and sold is just not something I witness on a regular basis.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/29/17

Faith Praises God As Giver

We focus on what we have, what we don't have, and how and when God is going to give us what we need. This the opposite of faith.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
08/25/17

When We Get Our Spiritual House In Order, We’ll Be Dead

However, right before I affirmed her proposal, it dawned on me, “Isn’t every worship service and Bible study for those struggling with faith, life, and fear?!”
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