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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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/02/18

The Church of Polytheists

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” But the fool also says in his heart, “There are many gods.” And we, dear friends, are the fools.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/30/18

How We Use Outrage to Mask Our Shame

The commonly accepted wisdom is that we feel guilt over what we’ve done and we experience shame over who we are. If guilt is the blemish on our face then shame is the cancer in our heart. It’s deeper, harder to dig out.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
06/29/18

In Celebration of True Liberty

The reason the U.S. is blessed by God is that we are essentially a “good” nation. And this is the root of Bob’s problem (and that of all civil religion).
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
06/21/18

Christ Alone! Yes, But Now What?

No worry, no fear. Nothing she can do can separate her from the love of Christ!
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/20/18

New Trees In An Old World

All the verbs of our salvation are passive. God calls and gathers people to him through his Gospel.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
06/20/18

What To Tell People Who Already Know the Gospel

Jesus is in the business of proclaiming such a beautiful redundancy.
David Rufner
David Rufner
06/18/18

Community in the Worn and Used

And your life, weary and broken as it is, is hidden by God in Christ—tucked away in God’s enduring and eternally given Word, in Jesus.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/14/18

The Paradox of Pastoral Preaching

At times, evangelical Christianity can be a paradox. For as much as Protestants have spurned Roman Catholicism, they’re much more Catholic than they’d ever like to admit.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
06/11/18

Grandma Joy and Psalm 139

My Grandmother recently lost a long battle with cancer. Her name was Joy, and a name has never been more fitting.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
06/11/18

Preach Christ, Not About Christ

There is a difference between preaching about Christ and preaching Christ.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/10/18

False Guilt and the "What-If" Game We Parents Play

We need a God who can heal us of true guilt and false guilt. We need a Christ who not only removes the shame we feel for what we’ve done, but who washes away the shame that others have smeared upon us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/08/18

Simultaneously Righteous and Sinner: An Introduction

Without the “simul” distinction, theology lapses into moralism.
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