The Strange Wedding of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora
By Amy Mantravadi
06/13/25
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The Strange Wedding of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora

Few couples faced the kind of pressures they endured in their two decades of marriage prior to Martin’s death in 1546.
Dorothy Sayers and the Trinity
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
06/12/25

Dorothy Sayers and the Trinity

The doctrine of the Trinity is not so much the story of a “who-dunnit” as it is the story of the “who-is-it.”
Where Pride Fails, Grace Breaks In
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/11/25

Where Pride Fails, Grace Breaks In

You are a soul. Not an algorithm. Not a hashtag. A soul knit together by a God who does not mock, does not abandon, and does not lie.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/29/18

Two Theologies, One Way into God's Kingdom

Nicodemus, like us, does not really have phantoms and dragons in his head. He has just one demon, one virus, one malady: he lives in fear.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
05/23/18

Prison of Prayer

What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with God? And what words, then, do I pray?
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
05/21/18

Running From God's Undeserved Grace to God

Jonah is not who you'd want to speak to an evangelism committee. In fact, it's arguable that he's the Bible's worst missionary.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
05/17/18

Behind the Satanic Curtain:

There are a few occasions in the Bible where the curtain lifts, and we get to peer into the inner workings of the Divine Court.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
05/17/18

I Don’t Want To Be A Poor Widow

Our crucified Lord makes it clear that the widow’s worthless giving was far greater than a million dollars because she gave all she had.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
05/16/18

Salvation Is Not A Possibility

Assurance of salvation may be the single greatest struggle people have confessed to me. It isn't surprising.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/15/18

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Lies

There were pictures of her bathed in the sun of South Padre, sand between her toes, arm-in-arm with beautiful friends
Ted Rosenbladt
Ted Rosenbladt
05/11/18

The Great Physician’s Bedside Manner

This Jesus healed the blind and the lame and the mute and the barren and raised the dead.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/10/18

God's Love Song Of Salvation

If we get past Sunday School moralizing what do we discover in the Old Testament?
Larry D. Hughes
Larry D. Hughes
05/07/18

The Death of Death

There in that moment, the waters of baptism reached down deep into the forsaken path of the grave with a man whose body and mind could no longer hold onto any reality otherwise.
Jessica Delgado
Jessica Delgado
05/07/18

On Being A Good Christian

I don’t know about you, but I am perpetually of the mind that God is disappointed in me.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
05/04/18

Romans: A Devotional Commentary From Bo Giertz

An introduction to Bo Giertz's, Romans: A Devotional Commentary
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