Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
By Bruce Hillman
05/09/25
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Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.
Because He Lives, He Goes With Us
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/08/25

Because He Lives, He Goes With Us

Christ does not hide his wounds. He offers them.
A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
05/07/25

A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide

The church does not await a verdict; she proclaims one.

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Jay Sawrie
Jay Sawrie
11/07/22

Adverbial vs. Prepositional Theology: What's the Difference?

Weak faith in a strong Christ is still saving faith.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/04/22

1 John 5:13-21: The Front Porch of Our Father’s Home

From the beginning to the end of his letter, John really wants one thing: for us to be in Jesus.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/25/22

How to Define Christian Community

There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
10/21/22

1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
10/14/22

1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/11/22

We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/07/22

1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
09/23/22

1 John 3: 13-24: The Given Life

Jesus is the anti-Cain: a giver, not a taker.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/19/22

How Can An Addict Be Born Again?

When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/16/22

John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
09/15/22

Why Should I Forgive You?

This is an excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/14/22

Go Home Justified

It’s the notion of mercy that leads us to the atonement, and it is the atonement that provides a foundational basis for the justification of sinners.
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