By Bradley Gray

01/19/26

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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

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.

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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Pete Lange

02/08/23

The White Rose

We too are God’s baptized, beloved, blood-bought believers. And no one can ever take that away from us.

Bradley Gray

01/31/23

Remembered and Redeemed

Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.

Bruce Hillman

01/27/23

I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.

Bradley Gray

01/11/23

What Can Wash Away My Sin?

Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.

Steven A. Hein

01/06/23

In the Stars

The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.

Erick Sorensen

01/03/23

What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease.

Adam Francisco

12/23/22

Christmas in Psalm 89: The King has Arrived

The king has arrived and has already begun his reign forever and ever.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

12/23/22

God the Father’s Christmas Letters

God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.

Steven A. Hein

12/15/22

More Blessed to Receive than to Give

If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give

John Bortulin

12/13/22

Advent Rest

O weary ones, O long-time waiting and watching ones, O ones who are late to the game, he is your rest this busy season, and always.

Donavon Riley

12/08/22

Isaiah Prepares the Way for Jesus

We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.

Chad Bird

12/05/22

A Review of Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)

The more awareness we have that we are weak and low and frail and incapable of doing this thing called life, the more perfectly we are positioned to meet the God of grace.

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