Not Done in a Corner: Why Christians Must Resist Fideism
By Adam Francisco
10/03/25
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Not Done in a Corner: Why Christians Must Resist Fideism

Fideistic Christianity may look bold, but it is fragile.
The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/02/25

The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down

He doesn’t consume us, even though that is what we deserve. Instead, Jesus comes down to us and consumes all our sin by taking it on himself.
When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/01/25

When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations

This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.

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Joel Hess
Joel Hess
08/09/18

Seeking the Lost

The only obedient son is shunned so that the disobedient one may return. Why? Because God loves sinners. He doesn’t leave them alone.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/02/18

When God Disappoints

In the tiny Bible-belt town where I grew up, tragedy brought people together.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
08/01/18

When God Wounds

Life is certainly unfair. But in Christ, at least in part, we rejoice at such a notion. Grace, that great descriptor of God’s devotion, is a word that only finds its purpose, only exists at all, because it exists as a response to guilt.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
07/30/18

What Writer’s Block Tells us About the Kingdom of God

Writer’s Block, however, entertains no such fantasies. It goes straight for my ego’s jugular and pounds home the fact that I’m not good enough.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
07/27/18

Luther's Anxiety of the Heart and Today's Despair

Today’s world has replaced Anfechtung with an entirely new sort of despair.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
07/19/18

Ideology, Theology, and Women Without Tattoos

You may have seen the uproar from a recent blog post suggesting that virgins who forego college, learn to cook big meals and abstain from tattoos make more desirable wives.
Larry D. Hughes
Larry D. Hughes
07/13/18

So Many Religions

“The lack of assurance of one’s standing before God causes a person to do anything to make things right in a vain attempt to gain eternal certitude. ”
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/10/18

The Shameless Nature of God’s Grace

To be sure, the devil has an incredible arsenal of assaults with which he can waylay believers into ineptitude and ineffectiveness.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/30/18

How We Use Outrage to Mask Our Shame

The commonly accepted wisdom is that we feel guilt over what we’ve done and we experience shame over who we are. If guilt is the blemish on our face then shame is the cancer in our heart. It’s deeper, harder to dig out.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
06/29/18

In Celebration of True Liberty

The reason the U.S. is blessed by God is that we are essentially a “good” nation. And this is the root of Bob’s problem (and that of all civil religion).
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
06/11/18

Advent Is for Preachers

Advent accents preaching, making known that it is the Lord who comes to bring salvation, to proclaim this in all the earth.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
06/11/18

Grandma Joy and Psalm 139

My Grandmother recently lost a long battle with cancer. Her name was Joy, and a name has never been more fitting.
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