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Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
09/10/20

What Doesn't Kill You Isn't the Law

What doesn’t kill you might actually be a cheapened law that leaves wiggle room and space in the door for your old man to stick his foot in and get in on the work of Christ.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/10/20

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

This is an excerpt from “Crucifying Religion” written by Donavon Riley (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
09/09/20

A Leader We Can Believe In

Jesus isn’t any ordinary leader. In spite of all the ways the leaders of our world may let us down, you can trust Jesus to always lead you well.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
09/09/20

Talking to the Devil

As much as Luther calls Christians to a sober belief in the devil, he also calls them to a firm and steadfast faith in Christ
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/08/20

The Most Beautiful Days of Our Lives

One day at a time, God provides us with a heart of wisdom, and in this way, our Lord teaches us to number our days. 
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/08/20

Anxiety and the Christian

Christians have the rare faculty, above all other people on earth, of knowing where to place their care, while others vex and torture themselves and at length must despair.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/07/20

The Junkyard God of Conditional Forgiveness

From the junkyard of my past, I assembled the scrap metal of self-preservation, self-righteousness, and unalloyed selfishness, to weld together a hollow divinity. In its core, I stuffed myself: a god without divinity, offering forgiveness with conditions, to sinners without love.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
09/07/20

Predestination is for Preaching

Predestination is a promising teaching as Paul teaches it in Romans 8. It’s promising when Christ and his work for us are held firmly in hand.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/06/20

Holy Cross Day

Our forefathers dedicated Holy Cross Day to jolt the Church into remembrance that Christianity is not principally about ethics.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/06/20

Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35 (Pentecost 15: Series A)

In this parable, notice how Jesus invites us to consider that forgiveness is something more than a moment. It is a way of grace that extends throughout an entire kingdom.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/06/20

Epistle: Romans 14:1-12 (Pentecost 15: Series A)

Paul attempts to break down the walls which the early Christians effortlessly erected between those of different ethnic origins — specifically Jews and Gentiles — to drive them to the will and mind of Christ: Worship together as one body.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/06/20

Old Testament: Genesis 50:15-21 (Pentecost 15: Series A)

God is in control of history and He can even use evil and evil ones to accomplish His purposes.
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