Where Pride Fails, Grace Breaks In
By Donavon Riley
06/11/25
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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.
Why I Needed a Church That Gives Jesus: On Rooted Faith and Real Absolution
Michael Gibney
Michael Gibney
06/10/25

Why I Needed a Church That Gives Jesus: On Rooted Faith and Real Absolution

What I was missing—what so many are missing—is a Church that doesn’t just speak about Christ, but delivers him.
August Hermann Francke: A Practical Pietist
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
06/09/25

August Hermann Francke: A Practical Pietist

Though several generations removed from Luther’s generation, Francke came of age right on time for a new wave of spirituality to collide with the Reformation in the movement known as Pietism.

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Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
02/13/17

A Steak Than Which None Greater Can Be Conceived?

There is something odd about the definition of God as a being that than which nothing greater can be conceived.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
02/09/17

Hunted By Goodness & Mercy

There is no Psalm as well known as Psalm 23
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
02/09/17

The Fruit of a Culture That Worships Individualism: Loneliness

We have now reached a point where many believe so strongly in individualism that nothing else matters.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
02/02/17

He Who is Risen Raises You

Then He went to the coffin. He touched it, like a carpenter sizing up the piece of wood He plans to turn into some sort of new creation, running His hand down its side.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
01/30/17

The Indispensable Requisite

Just like that, the crowd dissipated. Jesus’ words pierced like a bright light through their foggy misconceptions. The Hungry mouths that touched, chewed, and swallowed a miracle, were now brimming with grumbling.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
01/25/17

The Daily Struggle... The Victory Won!

Sometimes, I wish I was much older. Old enough to realize that my best, most influential, and productive days are behind me so that I could speak completely and openly about my life, my triumphs, and most of all, my struggles.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/24/17

The Benefit of Having Enemies

Yes, how good it is for you to have enemies, for without them, when would you ever have the opportunity to fulfill, joyfully and willingly, the law of Christian love?
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
01/24/17

Spitting on Jesus

Last year, a friend I follow tweeted, “Calling yourself a sinner is spitting on all the work that Jesus did to make you a saint.”
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
01/19/17

Drunks On Horseback

According to Martin Luther, it is human nature is a little like a drunkard trying to ride a horse.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
01/18/17

Addicted to Sin

He barely wakes to find himself nearly dead; even so, he can’t feel a thing.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/15/17

"What a Foe We Have in Jesus"

God’s Son is infinitely more than our fragile egos have flattened him out to be.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
01/12/17

Wrestling with a God Who Wrestles for Us

Far from being un-Christian like, the discipline and training that go into learning and practicing various martial arts can have direct application to the spiritual discipline needed for the Christian life of faith characterized by Israel.
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