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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Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
05/01/24

The Risen Lord Gives Us Courage

It's easy to have courage when things go well.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
04/19/24

The Resurrection Message of Forgiveness

The price was really paid. Your sin remains buried in Christ’s tomb.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
04/17/24

The Hands of the King

When Jesus appeared again to his disciples on that first Easter evening and again a week later with Thomas and the Emmaus disciples, what did Jesus show them? His hands.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
04/08/24

Not in Vain

Paul knew that, without the resurrection, the Christian life was a “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/31/24

Preaching the Gospel When Cities Burn

You are the baptized, for in Christ we are all wet. The demographic dividers are washed away.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/27/24

Judas' Betrayal, Middle English, and the Last Supper

This day and its meaning provided the opportunity for an anonymous author to write a poem for Sheer Thursday about Judas' betrayal of Jesus.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/25/24

See God on Passion Sunday

He represents our likeness, fulfills it, and so has the prerogative to reproduce his likeness in us.
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
02/21/24

For We Do Not Know What to Pray for As We Ought

Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/20/24

Lent's Forty Days

The number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/16/24

The Tree At The Center of The Universe

We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
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.
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