Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside
By Bradley Gray
10/28/26
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Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.
The Other History of Feminism
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
10/27/26

The Other History of Feminism

Christianity does not locate freedom in radical autonomy. It does not tell either men or women that happiness consists in escaping obligations arising from relationships we did not entirely choose.
Christ Died for Losers: Confessions of a Padres Fan
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
10/26/26

Christ Died for Losers: Confessions of a Padres Fan

Jesus never promised me a World Series championship. He never promised that my children would always succeed or that life would go according to plan. He promised something better.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/14/16

The Righteous Revenant’s Revenge

As an avid movie-goer, one of the ways Scripture comes alive for me is to picture the stories as if they were scenes and beats from a live-action movie.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/08/16

The Hard Reset: Rediscovering God's Word

It's easy to forget that today, just like then, most people who laud Luther publicly as a reformer, revolutionary, and so on, secretly reject his teaching because it's too much to take.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
11/03/16

Philip Melanchthon: The Method of the “Loci Communes” - 1526

by Philip Melanchthon, translated by Scott L. Keith, Ph.D.; edited by Kurt Winrich
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/31/16

The Hardest Thing to Believe

You matter so much to God that he would rather die than lose you. You matter so much to Jesus that no suffering was too much, no deprivation too burdensome, no punishment too severe for him to endure to have you as his own.
Rod Rosenbladt
Rod Rosenbladt
10/31/16

What Drove Luther's Hammer?

This evening we will together take a very abbreviated look at what led Luther down the long road to the discovery of the Gospel.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
10/30/16

The Reformation Will Not Be Televised

The same can be said of the Reformation. I have often heard both Roman Catholic and Lutheran brothers and sisters bemoan the celebration of the Reformation.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
10/29/16

What If The Freedom Found In Fairy Tales Was True?

True freedom, Luther discovered, is found in Jesus crucified who sets us free.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
10/13/16

Like a Frightened Dog

My husband and I just adopted Duke, a very cute beagle mix, from a nearby shelter. He is about three years old and was found wandering in a park several months ago.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/10/16

Please, Sing to Me!

I once heard an old, retired Lutheran professor give in interview on a podcast. He was asked by the interviewer why people should bother going to church if they could just be saved through a personal relationship with Jesus?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/04/16

When We Wish God Didn't Exist

The side of God he has made known to us is Jesus. He is the one and only revelation of the Father, the one and only revelation we need.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
10/04/16

The Other Criminal’s Demand: “Save Us!”

There was another criminal next to Christ the day he died. He was aware of who Jesus was, and why he was there.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/01/16

R-Rated Prayers

He holds you tight and loves you even as you weep and fight in his arms. His Son suffers alongside you as your brother in the flesh.
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