The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
By Scott Keith
07/16/25
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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Faith That Waits
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/17/20

Justification and the Sinner-Saint

This is an excerpt adapted from “Let the Bird Fly” written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
08/17/20

God, the Preacher and Giving Thanks

When you don’t know whom to thank, you start thanking yourself. Praise turns inward. This is a double bondage. When you have only yourself to thank, you end up having only yourself to depend upon.
Sarah Crowder
Sarah Crowder
08/14/20

Unity in the Lord's Prayer

Saying the words of the prayer together meant that if my voice became too weak or shaky, other voices would be around to support and continue the message.
Norman Nagel
Norman Nagel
08/14/20

The Giver God

As we live as the children of the Father of lights, the giver God, he will keep on pouring out his gifts, and they will overwhelm us more and more.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
07/31/20

Acceptable Prayers

Your prayers are not what make you acceptable in his sight. You have already been made acceptable through the blood of Christ.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
07/27/20

Comfort When You Don't Feel Like Praising God

These words not only rescue and defend; they also attack.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
07/21/20

How Should We Pray?

It is one thing to pray against death’s slow and aggressive assault on God’s creation. It is another to trust in the one who has conquered the grave.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/15/20

The Lost Art of Rest

Lack of effort isn’t the sworn enemy of fruit-bearing. Self-sufficiency is.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
07/13/20

What the Radical Reformation Can Teach Us About Assurance

By basing our assurance on the promises of God, which we not only hope for in the future but live in now, the Christian can finally rest in the comfort that they are both saved and not responsible for their own salvation.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/02/20

The Remedy

If our churches are split along generational lines it's because we've turned our backs to the cross. We've shut our ears to the Good News about Jesus Christ, who judges the world with equity.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/30/20

God, I’m Mad At You

When we are hurt, we cry out to God. But sometimes when the hurt gets really intense, our lament turns to complaint. Not only is this normal, but almost every lament in scripture contains a complaint.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/23/20

Which Party Are We Invited To?

We're not called to be obedient consumers. We're free in Christ to love and serve our neighbor according to his need
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