God is Deadly Serious About Sin
By Ryan Matthias
06/20/25
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God is Deadly Serious About Sin

This story is not meant for six-year-olds, but it is meant for us, though we should hardly handle it.
The Prophet, the Fisherman, and the Words of God
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/19/25

The Prophet, the Fisherman, and the Words of God

Despite how deep Habakkuk sank into doubt and despair, his faith was not entirely lost. He was merely taking his doubts where they belonged: to the Lord.
A Cross in the Road: How Jesus Chooses You
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
06/18/25

A Cross in the Road: How Jesus Chooses You

Decisionalism expects you to raise yourself through a choice, but Scripture says only Christ raises the dead.

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Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
04/13/18

Am I an Apple Tree?

The law demands love, and love has no limits, no end, it is never done.
Mariah Coward
Mariah Coward
04/11/18

The Gospel & Hard Times

As a woman who has suffered years of abuse, there have been times in my new life when I have found myself living out Psalm 6:6.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
04/11/18

The Suffering Servant

Jesus, Who is truly God, became a regular Joe (or Joshua as the case may be) for us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/10/18

God Is Our Salvation

Our gods expect us to be perfect, pure, and in constant control of our feelings and thoughts.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
04/09/18

Not Under Law… Say What Now?

There is just something about the idea of not being ‘under Law’ that sets off all kinds of alarms in the minds of many Christians.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/05/18

The Divine Portrait of Love

Whenever preachers get up to speak about the topic of love, they very often go to passages like 1 Corinthians 13, and they are very apt to do so — for there, under the Spirit’s design and influence, the apostle Paul gives, perhaps, the most complete view of love we’ve ever been given.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
04/05/18

He is Risen: You Can Stop Pretending Death Is OK

Because of Jesus, we don’t have to pretty up anything ugly thing in life.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/31/18

Come, You Strippers and Sunday School Teachers

Come to the feast where evil and good, wise and foolish, shameful and shaming are welcomed as citizens of the kingdom.
Scott Davis
Scott Davis
03/31/18

Chocolate Bunnies, Bouncy Houses, Bread And Wine

Well, it is springtime! Just as you can always expect flowers to begin blooming, the days getting a little longer and everyone’s mood getting a little brighter, there’s something else you can always expect this time of the year.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
03/30/18

Christ’s Seventh Word From the Cross: “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!”

So, on this Good Friday, our sinful self and all our sins rest with Jesus here in His tomb. Our transgressions are fully atoned.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/30/18

Christ’s Sixth Word From the Cross: “It Is Finished.”

At Golgotha, Jesus saves us from sin by becoming sin for us. Jesus takes all our messes, all our shame, all our guilt, all our fears and insecurities and He allows them to kill Him instead of us.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
03/30/18

Christ’s Fifth Word From the Cross: “I Thirst.”

Jesus’ death was a direct fulfillment of the will of His Father as promised in the Scriptures.
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