The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
By Scott Keith
07/16/25
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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Faith That Waits
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
03/08/17

Is Batman Fulfilling His Vocation?

In Christian terms, this is a perfect example of the doctrine of vocation, where God calls us to serve our neighbor.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
03/02/17

The Gospel: No Strings Attached

I don't remember the first time I heard the gospel, but I do remember the first time I began to understand it.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
03/01/17

Living Out Forgiveness

One of the common things I see my congregants struggle with is the concept of forgiveness. Contrary to what I had assumed would be the case, I find congregants don’t struggle so much with giving forgiveness as they do living with forgiveness.
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.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
02/21/17

The Heart of Unbelief

The more I heard the song, the more I heard the heart of the Gospel in the song.
Mark Jasa
Mark Jasa
02/20/17

Baptism Now Saves, But...Who and When

Who should we baptize and when? How old does the person have to be? What if we get it wrong? Will something terrible happen to us?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/19/17

My Great-Grandmother Handed Her Husband Over to the Devil

She wasn’t so much giving up on her husband as giving up on herself. She was giving up trying to be the person who changes another person. It was going to take more than her to reform the man she loved.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/15/17

Christianity Is Not for Everyone

The God who calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves will seem hopelessly out of touch with your insulated life of self-sufficiency.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
02/15/17

The Get Down

Today, people often bemoan the loss of children in the church.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/14/17

The Law of Christ

It's difficult enough for us to bear anothers' burdens, but carry another person's sin for him? Why would we do that?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/13/17

Joy Has No Expiration Date: A Story of Love Worth Waiting For

Their love story was a long time in coming. He was 82 and she 74. And this was the first, and the last, marriage for both.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
02/09/17

The Fruit of a Culture That Worships Individualism: Loneliness

We have now reached a point where many believe so strongly in individualism that nothing else matters.
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