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John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
05/01/23

What is Theosis?

What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/02/22

Epistles: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 (Pentecost 18: Series C)

Paul is talking about military-level allegiance here, the strongest kind of allegiance sworn to a king.
Edward Killian
Edward Killian
09/18/20

Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

Solomon did not write Ecclesiastes to bum you out. He wrote it to set you free.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/16/20

Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20 (Pentecost 12: Series A)

Two things are ultimately certain in life, and they are not death and taxes. It is Jesus’ return and the preservation of His people until that day.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/16/20

Salvation in the Soot of Sin

Have you ever felt haunted by fear, shame, and guilt? Have you ever worried that Jesus couldn't love you anymore? I have.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
02/24/19

Gospel: Luke 9:28-36 (Trasfiguration: Series C)

You’re not normally an eaves-dropper, and you don’t make it a habit of sticking your nose in other people’s business. But some conversations beg to be overheard. Transfiguration is like that.
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
12/18/18

God With Us

It’s the Christmas season, that time of year when families gather together to exchange gifts and spend time with one another.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
10/03/18

Getting Saved, Doing Nothing

We are saved by grace, and strictly speaking, not by an offer.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/14/18

Clumsy, Messy, Children of the Promise

Whenever I read the Genesis account of Abraham, I’m more impressed that he’s often a clumsy, mess of a man than that it’s “faith that’s accounted to him as righteousness.”
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
06/22/17

A Better Altar Call

That week, I began to doubt myself. Did I really believe?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/24/17

The Church of Chicken Little

On a recurring basis, Christians spot news headlines that signal yet one more moral collapse in society, the growing paganization of the cultures in which we live, the spread of antipathy toward the faith.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/13/15

The Romance of Heresy and Christmas

What every heresy does, in one way or another, is ungods God, unchristens Christ, uncrucifies the Crucified. It strikes through the good of Good News.
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