By Mark Duerr

11/09/26

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What does Baal have to do with Yahweh?

Yahweh tells his people that they “shall have no other gods before me,” he’s speaking into a culture whose very fabric is made up of the worship of other gods.

Amy Mantravadi

11/04/26

W.H. Auden on Martin Luther

Auden understands Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith not as a mere theological platitude, a trick of biblical grammar, or a catchphrase for men to rally around.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

11/02/26

A Saintly Mosaic

Our Lord Jesus builds, forms, and fashions his church as an artist forms a mosaic.

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Wade Johnston

02/02/22

Rest Doesn't Come Cheap

Rest doesn’t come cheap. Perhaps there’s no scarcer commodity in our time. Plenty sell it, but there’s no warranty, and it seldom lasts.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

02/01/22

The Longing Road

When we read a good story, we sojourn with the characters and authors upon the trail of longing. Such is the pilgrim’s path.

Pete Lange

01/31/22

No Going Back

The sword of the spirit in Holy Scripture does indeed show us our sin, but thanks be to God, it also shows us our Savior.

Ken Sundet Jones

01/28/22

Thomas Aquinas: The Doctor of the Church

Aquinas would craft a systematic theology that did with the matter of faith what Aristotle had done with the natural world.

Donavon Riley

01/26/22

God's Mercy Never Dries Up

Our hope is God's mercy. It's like a well that never dries up. His mercies were there before he created us. They are present for us today.

Bradley Gray

01/25/22

The Gods We Make vs. the God We Need

Even for idolatrous sellouts like you and me, God’s position has not changed. Even though we may have forgotten him, he never forgets us.

Philip Bartelt

01/19/22

The Anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism

Not only does Scripture command us to maintain purity of doctrine and practice, it also commands us to reconcile with our brother, to seek to end division, and recognize common ground where there is common ground.

Bradley Gray

01/17/22

The God Who Relieves Every Burden

The imprecatory psalms are like release valves for hurting souls. Their stanzas are God-given spaces in which we can bear our soul’s torment.

Chad Bird

01/14/22

For Those Who Feel Unseen

Men and women are all caught in the universal machine of suffering that chews people up and spits them out. And in their respective griefs and fears, they are all wondering if God sees them, hears them, knows them.

Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove

01/12/22

Death and Rebirth in James McBride's Deacon King Kong

At its heart, this is what Deacon King Kong is all about: the paradox of Jesus carving his victory out of the last thing we expect, not our triumphs but our defeats.

Brad Soenksen

01/11/22

Losers Not Choosers

Our only claim to fame is that we have been claimed by a God who is consistently drawn to losers!

Steve Byrnes

01/05/22

Remembering Those We've Lost During Christmas

Christians do have a hope that those who sleep in death will be awakened and their joy will never end, and we yearn for that day.

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