Behold the Lamb
By Bradley Gray
01/19/26
26mins

Behold the Lamb

The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.
Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/16/26

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/15/26

Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/14/19

So You Don't Like Your Pastor

Pastors are built from the same stuff as everyone else. That’s good, and that’s bad.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
03/14/19

Stop Conflating Caesar With Jesus

With these words, Jesus at the same time acknowledges that earthly government is both divinely sanctioned and, at the same time, not to be conflated with the kingdom of God.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
03/14/19

Practice Your Righteousness in Fasting

Our enoughness before God cannot be earned by our piety or bestowed by our neighbor. Our righteousness and our justification come from Christ and His work for us
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
03/13/19

The Advantages Of Praying Drunk

Is there ever a time in a Christian’s life when there is less need for grace? Think about it.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
03/13/19

I Confess: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gospel

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works for me, not because it substitutes a temporal and flimsy antidote to my problems but because it points me to the God who has adopted and baptized me
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/08/19

You Can't Baptize Hedonism

“There is no obedience that does not have its eyes on either God or neighbor. An obedience that is motivated by what we will get out of it is no obedience at all.”
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
03/07/19

Grace & The Umbrella Academy

Netflix just recently released a series called The Umbrella Academy, another comic book series adapted for screen.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/06/19

Jesus Does What's Impossible for Us to Get Done

All this disciplined living is to be done in freedom.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
03/05/19

Giving Up For Lent

Our church doesn’t talk a lot about giving up things for Lent. Lent seasons means we have Sunday night services as well, where we bring in speakers who talk about a different theme each year.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/25/19

God Lifts the Weight Off

All the weight of our sin is lifted by Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the whole world, past, present, and future.
Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
02/22/19

The More Promising Approach to Discipleship

The following is an excerpt from Law and Gospel in Action written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
02/21/19

Font to Table: The Deeper Meaning Behind Baptismal Fonts

The majority of churches still use the traditional eight-sided font. The question I’d like to explore in this post is, “Why?”
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