A Review of
By Philip Bartelt
05/28/25
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A Review of "Shaman and Sage: The Roots of the 'Spiritual but Not Religious' in Antiquity" by Michael Horton

Those who venture through these pages will find a veritable gold mine for the task of theology today, especially in the realm of apologetics.
Psalm 9: Blood Avenger and Mercy Seat
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
05/27/25

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).
The Forgotten Fire
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/26/25

The Forgotten Fire

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

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/02/18

The Impossibility of Salvation

The salvation of wretched sinners by an omni-holy and forever-righteous God is, by all accounts, a categorical impossibility.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
11/01/18

A Day For All Sinners and Saints

It’s been my experience that All Saints’ Day, celebrated on November 1st and observed on the first Sunday following, gets overshadowed by the celebration of Reformation Day.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
10/31/18

Revelation 2-3 | Seven Letters to Seven Churches | 012

My email was once hacked and read, then used to send emails to contacts in my address book.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
10/31/18

Reformation Day: 501 Years Later

While 500 years is certainly something to be celebrated, to always focus on the anniversary number could run the risk of forgetting the true meaning behind the reason we remember the Reformation as an important period in the history of the Christian church.
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
10/29/18

Forgiveness Is Finished

I’ve had a lot of nasty things done to me in my 43 years of life. Many of which were done by church people while we were worshipping and serving Jesus together.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
10/24/18

The Gospel is Only for Consumers

Perhaps the answer to creating a healthier church and a more invested people is found in preaching more clearly the full freeing Gospel.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
10/23/18

Self-Esteem?

What do you think of when you hear the term “self-esteem”?
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
10/22/18

The Good News of Suffering

The biblical response to suffering, to recognizing that things are not as they ought to be, is lament.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
10/21/18

Preaching on Fear

In the last two decades U.S. Americans have given way to fear of many things: economic decline, loss of values, limits on our personal rights, to name a few. Too many of us live with some sense of threat and menace hanging over our heads and haunting our hearts.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
10/19/18

An Introduction to Luther's Theology of the Cross

The following is an excerpt from the introduction to Theology of the Cross: Reflections on Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation written by Steve Paulson and edited by Kelsi Klembara and Caleb Keith (1517 Publishing, 2018).
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
10/17/18

Revelation 1:10-20 | What Kind of God Is This? Part 3 | 011

Finally, we draw near the end of this three-part article on Revelation 1:10-20.
David Rufner
David Rufner
10/17/18

The Gift of Belonging

It is only when individuals are bound together in community that they become fully human.
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