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By Bob Hiller
05/04/26
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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.

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Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
11/06/21

The Fear of Forgiveness

A Sermon on Psalm 130:3–6.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
11/05/21

What the 'Dad's on Duty' can teach us about God the Father

Our experience with good fathers – even when they are not our own – can point us to God the Father.
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
10/26/21

Geting Out of the Way of God's Promises

One could reason that God might, at least, give the church a little worldly power.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
10/25/21

Navigating Life Under Christ's Sufficiency: A Review of The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School

While the insights in each chapter are uniquely personal to the individual writers, the overarching theme is one of the sufficiency of Christ.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
10/21/21

Redefining True Love: A Review of Jared Wilson's Love Me Anyway

Wilson reminds his reader over and over again that, in his love, God accepts sinners as they are so that we may be delivered from the self-acceptance, self-worship, and self-justification of our selfish definitions of love.
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
10/13/21

Running from Rest

Christ has taken our failures and defeats and exchanges that yoke for his own.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/09/21

The Mystery of Faith

The Son of God is still God the Son in the Incarnation.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/04/21

For God So Loved the Animals

Bulls, lions, dogs. Why all these metaphors from the animal kingdom to describe humanity as it encircles the crucified Savior? Because the man on the cross, God incarnate, is there for all creation, not just humanity.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
10/01/21

Remember Who You Are

God and Jeremiah may have been looking at the same person, but they were seeing very different things.
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
09/28/21

God's Plan for Your Life: Reflections on Jeremiah 29

God has in fact executed his plans for his people, plans of peace (probably a better translation than welfare), a future, and a hope in Jesus Christ.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
09/23/21

Deborah and Jael: Thelma and Louise Defeat God's Enemies

God uses the unlikely, the unexpected, and sometimes even the unsavory to deliver us and to crush the heads of his enemies
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
09/18/21

Epistle: James 5:(1-12) 13-20 (Pentecost 18: Series B )

James makes it sound like prayer is actually effective, that God listens, God answers in line with our requests. Does James realize the questions he is raising?
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