The English New Testament at 500: William Tyndale’s Enduring Legacy
By Sam Leanza Ortiz
07/29/25
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The English New Testament at 500: William Tyndale’s Enduring Legacy

For English speakers, no Reformer comes close to Tyndale in terms of measurable impact.
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John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
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Your Unlost Salvation

Christ is your Good Shepherd, and he has given to you eternal life; no one can snatch you from his hand; your salvation is secure and unlost.
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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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Grace for Unbearable Days

Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.

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Take away the water, words, bread and wine. Can you be a Christian without water, words, bread and wine?
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Either one of those verses alone is scary; but both of them together are terrifying!
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At our churches must remain focused on the deep kick, the real deal, the thing itself. I’m not the first on this site to remind us that this is Christ himself.
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He has wandered away into the darkness of his doubting, got lost in his grief, confused by the pains he’s suffered. It happens. Shepherds sometimes become lost sheep as well.
Brian W. Thomas
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What's The Big Deal About The Liturgy? (Part 2: The Dialogue)

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You cannot fudge Glory in this life. You get there only on the Better Day that is coming and not one day before.
Chad Bird
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Is There Any Hope for Me? Can These Bones Live?

O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus he says to these bones. Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.
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I came across a "deep commentary" in the form of a Facebook meme, extolling the frustrations of the natural man's inability to understand the things of God.
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Two Thursdays That Tell Us (Almost) Everything About Jesus

What Jesus did and gives on these two Thursdays encapsulates his whole life and mission.
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An Evil, Untrustworthy Bunch

“We humans are an evil, untrustworthy bunch.” I said to a friend recently, by way of explanation/cold comfort, after he had been cut to the core by fellow Christians who were uncomfortable with his vulnerability.
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