Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue
By Kelsi Klembara
10/30/26
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Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.
Messengers, Angels, and Apostles
Mark Duerr
Mark Duerr
10/29/26

Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

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Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
05/29/18

It Gets Better Than You Ever Hoped

As I was reading Romans 7 today, I was reminded of a pivotal scene in one of my favorite movies, As Good As it Gets.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/29/18

Two Theologies, One Way into God's Kingdom

Nicodemus, like us, does not really have phantoms and dragons in his head. He has just one demon, one virus, one malady: he lives in fear.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
05/28/18

Enemy Prisoner of War

In the United States Marine Corps, part of my training involved Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) handling. The 6 rules of EPW handling are:
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
05/23/18

Prison of Prayer

What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with God? And what words, then, do I pray?
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
05/21/18

Running From God's Undeserved Grace to God

Jonah is not who you'd want to speak to an evangelism committee. In fact, it's arguable that he's the Bible's worst missionary.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
05/17/18

Behind the Satanic Curtain:

There are a few occasions in the Bible where the curtain lifts, and we get to peer into the inner workings of the Divine Court.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
05/17/18

I Don’t Want To Be A Poor Widow

Our crucified Lord makes it clear that the widow’s worthless giving was far greater than a million dollars because she gave all she had.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
05/16/18

Salvation Is Not A Possibility

Assurance of salvation may be the single greatest struggle people have confessed to me. It isn't surprising.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/15/18

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Lies

There were pictures of her bathed in the sun of South Padre, sand between her toes, arm-in-arm with beautiful friends
Ted Rosenbladt
Ted Rosenbladt
05/11/18

The Great Physician’s Bedside Manner

This Jesus healed the blind and the lame and the mute and the barren and raised the dead.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/10/18

God's Love Song Of Salvation

If we get past Sunday School moralizing what do we discover in the Old Testament?
Larry D. Hughes
Larry D. Hughes
05/07/18

The Death of Death

There in that moment, the waters of baptism reached down deep into the forsaken path of the grave with a man whose body and mind could no longer hold onto any reality otherwise.
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