An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: A Historical Introduction
By Amy Mantravadi
10/10/25
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An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: A Historical Introduction

This is the first installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
Healing for Our Soul Wounds
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
10/09/25

Healing for Our Soul Wounds

Just like Peter, you don’t need to do anything to earn God’s forgiveness for your soul wounds.
When Churches Are Abused by Their Pastors
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/08/25

When Churches Are Abused by Their Pastors

When a congregation is abused by its pastor, it loses more than a shepherd. It loses its threshold place; that fragile seam between earth and heaven.

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Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
07/29/15

The Holy Plumb Line

We believers are those who have been called out for a special healing mission in the world because we’ve caught a glimpse of the heavenly city.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/08/15

Learning Theology in the Devil’s Classroom

My best teacher, the instructor who taught me more theology than any other, has been the devil.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/07/15

Your Future Is Behind You

In front of us, in the past, is the hill upon which God has already defeated every foe we might face. On that bloody beam the heel of Christ crushed the head of the lying serpent.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/30/15

When the Pulpit Apes the World

The more law-centered a church becomes, the more it and the world become kissing cousins.
Jonathan Ruehs
Jonathan Ruehs
06/18/15

Dirty Saints and Stain-Free Sinners: A Story

His face was gaunt and his eyes had a haunted look to them as he strode into the office. He resembled a man beaten down, a wreck of an individual who looked disheveled and worn out.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
06/12/15

The Punisher: Preacher of Justice

Job’s friend Zophar had it up to here! He was done hearing Job defend himself in the midst of his suffering. Surely, Job must have done SOMETHING to bring all this calamity upon himself.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/15/15

Where’s Drunk, Naked Noah on the Sunday School Felt Board?

For the less we tell these stories of sin, the more it seems we are ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for the salvation of bad people.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/13/15

How Do I Know I’m a Christian?

What about the question, “Are you a Christian?” Does this one belong to that second category, where we must explore our hearts, test our actions, focus inside ourselves to get to the right answer?
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
05/12/15

What's Wrong With Apologetics: Lack Of Nerve (Part 8)

Asking whether one's beliefs are the right ones is terrifying.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
05/11/15

Tattoos With Mom

The lighting is fluorescent, the music is loud and heavy. There is a table in the corner with bottles of iodine, rubbing alcohol, and a biohazard container full of used needles.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
05/08/15

Inexhaustible Grace for Exhausted Women

Moms, your worth is not determined by what present you get on Mother’s Day. Everything that is true about you was said on the cross thousands of years ago.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/05/15

The Night We Defeated God

His name’s Jacob. He’s not my first choice. I don’t care for Jacob. Never have. He’s got too much of me in him. He’s a liar and a cheat.
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