God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy
By Bradley Gray
09/25/25
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God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy

He is the God who always is, whose Word is true, and never fails. He is a God who acts and always does what he says he’s going to do.
Election for the Rest of Us
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
09/24/25

Election for the Rest of Us

Election is not a riddle to solve. It’s a pillow to rest your head on at night.
From the Cross to Our Enemies: Why Christians Forgive
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
09/23/25

From the Cross to Our Enemies: Why Christians Forgive

The world takes notice when Christians forgive because such forgiveness seems impossible.

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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/07/22

A Dove More Powerful Than An Eagle

The one who embodies the dove, that is, the Holy Spirit will be mounted upon the staff of Calvary.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/30/22

An Epilogue of Eternal Consequence

A group of unassuming apostles was given a graphic illustration of how the Lord would use them to turn the world right-side-up through the upside-down logic of grace.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
08/25/22

Sermon on Luke 11:24–26

Good, we tend to think, is the absence of evil. But this reversal of the formula can only have disastrous consequences.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
08/24/22

A True Fish Story

The Ichthus is a confession in picture form, a visual sermon of the gospel of Christ crucified.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/04/22

Christ’s Comfort in Our Crisis

Our comfort in this seemingly endless age of crisis after crisis is the inexhaustible hope of Jesus’s reversal.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/02/22

The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
07/29/22

Church Fathers: Gregory the Great, Pastoral Pope

Gregory is a bridge between the patristic age and the medieval.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
07/28/22

Church Fathers: Cyril of Alexandria, Saint and Sinner

Cyril’s fervor for pure explication of the gospel was present throughout his career.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/27/22

Church Fathers: Augustine, The Doctor of the Church

We cannot overstate that no person outside the Bible has been as influential to Christian theology as Augustine.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
07/26/22

Church Fathers: Origen, the Humble Teacher

Origen is wrong about stuff, but he had the foresight to say that if he was wrong, he was open to correction.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/25/22

Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

You will not be disappointed in this Champion of the Incarnation.
David Clay
David Clay
07/22/22

Calling, Politics, and the City of God

Finding the balance between indifferentism and obsessiveness has never been easy, and it’s especially difficult in our environment.
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