A Review of
By Bob Hiller
05/04/26
19mins

A Review of "The Desecration of Man" by Carl Trueman

Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
What Does Baptism Do?
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
05/01/26

What Does Baptism Do?

This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/30/26

The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow

Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.

All Articles

Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
03/19/24

Serving the Slave of All

St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
03/11/24

Clarity Under the Cross

The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
02/29/24

Living as Christians in an Election Year

Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
02/26/24

Entirely Outside of You, For You

He declared you what you might not always feel you are, but what you were from the moment he knew you, before you were you, when he foreknew you.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
02/15/24

Keep a Song in Your Heart

Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
02/14/24

Love in the Ashes

What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/05/24

Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey

Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/29/24

Hope in the Crater of Faithlessness

God never delights in seeing his children struggle or suffer. But God does desire that we trust him no matter what the circumstances might look like.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
01/24/24

Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
12/27/23

What a feast!

This feast is the Gospel, “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
12/15/23

Assurance of Salvation in the Reformed and Lutheran Traditions

In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/08/23

The First Fact of Advent- God’s Love

It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.
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