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Sarah Crowder
Sarah Crowder
08/11/25

Fighting Shame with a Song: What K-Pop Demon Hunters Taught Me About Grace

We need redemption, and we receive it in our church community through God’s Word.
A.J. Vega
A.J. Vega
03/12/25

The “I” in Church

We are called to believe in the church even when we don’t believe in the church.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
07/12/24

Erasmus and the Unintended Reformation

Erasmus and the Unintended Reformation
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
05/03/23

A First Far-Off Gleam of the Gospel: The Christian Beginnings of Tolkien’s Fiction in The Book of Lost Tales

In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
Brad Soenksen
Brad Soenksen
01/06/21

God Breaks the Silence

What more could God do to prove to us that he is for us and not against us than to give his own Son into this fallen world to take the cross in our place, exchanging his righteousness for our many sins.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/09/19

Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 (Pentecost 14: Series C)

Jesus will be working in our feeble misguided efforts to reach out to the world. He governs our words and our deeds, no matter how awkward they might seem.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
03/06/19

Marked

Our sin marked Christ. Jesus was marked with the scars of nails and a spear for us. His hands, feet, and side are marked with scars displaying the cost of our redemption.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
02/13/19

Revelation 2:12-17 | Bring On The Bull | 017

Pergamum! Oh, Pergamum! Behold the glory of Pergamum! It was not at this time the greatest provincial power, nor was it the most favored in the Roman Empire.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/24/19

A Lament for the Killing of the Unborn

How long, O Lord, will the voice of children’s blood cry out to You from the ground?
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
12/27/18

Lo, How a Rose

The sweet aroma of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ overpowers the icy winds that seek to destroy.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
12/12/18

God's Christmas Name

God’s name is no different. It, too, carries power. The power of a promise only God can make.
Jason Lane
Jason Lane
11/18/18

Epistle: Jude 20-25 (Proper 29, Series B)

It is somewhat rare that preachers get a blessing as a sermon text, but that is what Jude gives us. The genre is entirely fitting for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, especially if your congregation has had a tough year (you know what I mean).
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