Grace for Unbearable Days
By Bradley Gray
07/25/25
21mins

Grace for Unbearable Days

Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.
Artificial Intelligence and the Soul of the Church
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/24/25

Artificial Intelligence and the Soul of the Church

The danger is not destruction. It is reduction.
Bold Preaching, Imperfect Vessels: Remembering John MacArthur
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/23/25

Bold Preaching, Imperfect Vessels: Remembering John MacArthur

MacArthur’s courage to speak Scripture’s truth, no matter the audience, should be commended.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Church in Bed

I can experience almost every aspect of church from the comfort of my own bed. I can prop up my pillow, open my laptop, and enter my very own cyber sanctuary.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/12/15

Christianity That Jesus Doesn’t Believe In

No wonder that when young people grow up in a law-saturated, grace-dry church, they leave the faith by droves for all they’ve heard their whole life is a life they can never live up to.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
06/11/15

Hobbits and Evangelism: Friendship

I have found that Gandalf’s words above ring true, not only in Middle-earth, but in our world as well.
Jonathan Ruehs
Jonathan Ruehs
05/28/15

Christians Are Atheists, Too!

I once heard a grad school professor say that America really is a polytheistic nation since so many people believe in so many different gods.
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
05/19/15

What's Wrong With Apologetics: Pluralistic Courtesy (Part 9)

Religious scholars of various allegiances have challenged this idea that all religions are saying the same thing.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/14/15

Does The Resurrection Even Make Sense?

In reality, Easter equals good news for you. And our world needs some good news. Maybe we’re not even sure what’s wrong, but we know this world is broken.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/13/15

How Do I Know I’m a Christian?

What about the question, “Are you a Christian?” Does this one belong to that second category, where we must explore our hearts, test our actions, focus inside ourselves to get to the right answer?
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
05/12/15

What's Wrong With Apologetics: Lack Of Nerve (Part 8)

Asking whether one's beliefs are the right ones is terrifying.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/23/15

The Lady Jesus Called a Dog

She had obviously heard about Jesus previously, maybe even from off-handed comments or even rumors. Her daughter was sick so she sought the gossiped-about Jesus as he was leaving for Tyre and Sidon.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/22/15

Graffiti and Grace

When I’ve dipped my brush in the midnight black of lust or greed and smeared those sable sins all over the walls of my life, he’s come along with a bucket of paint and covered over that black with a white so bright it blinds the eyes.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
04/21/15

Legos and Apologetics: Imagination, Art, and Sub-Creation (Part 2)

It is Tolkien's adept ability at combining imagination with Sub-Creation to give his fictional world of Middle-Earth that ‘inner consistency of reality’ which points to the truth of the Gospel.
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
04/16/15

What's Wrong With Apologetics: Sectarian Xenophobia (Part 7)

Why do many Christians dislike apologetics? Because difference makes sectarians and xenophobic people gag.
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