Luther, the Turks, and Islam
By Adam Francisco
07/14/26
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Luther, the Turks, and Islam

Fasting: The Liberating Discipline
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/16/26

Fasting: The Liberating Discipline

When standing in line, or when the commercial comes on, or when a moment of boredom comes, fast and pray instead of reaching for the screen. Be reminded that the world is not an oyster to be shucked, but a place where the gifts of redemption are already open.
Blood-Bought Prayers
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
07/15/26

Blood-Bought Prayers

Prayer is only possible because Jesus has given you access to the Father through His shed blood. Prayer is a gift purchased for you by Christ.

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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/13/22

An Impossible Standard...Attained!

In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/07/22

The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

Moses is no Jesus but he, like us, is saved by Him. The law cannot enter the promised land, and yet the true and greater promised land is occupied by nothing but lawbreakers.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/28/22

Nietzsche's Christ

The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/22/22

Hope for These Bodies of Death: Understanding Romans 7

There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.
Ron Hodel
Ron Hodel
06/17/22

It's Good To Be Lost

This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the fifth installment of that series.
Ron Hodel
Ron Hodel
06/14/22

By Grace Or Karma

This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the second installment of that series.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
06/09/22

Flirting With The Law

When the Law is viewed in its true light, when its "glory" is revealed, it is found to do nothing more than to kill man and sink him into condemnation.
Mariah Coward
Mariah Coward
05/25/22

True Connection through Christ

I trust that because of the gospel, God will continue to mend what I, in my sin, continue to break.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
05/23/22

Absolve Yourself!

Jesus does not put us on trial and make us pay for our own sin, but he, himself, is put on trial in our place.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
05/14/22

Book Review: "The Word of the Cross: Reading Paul" by Jonathan Linebaugh

When Luther was in the pulpit, he was teaching, and when he was in the lecture hall at the podium, he was preaching. Linebaugh’s outstanding book will help contemporary pastors to do the same.
Scott Landrum
Scott Landrum
05/09/22

Rustling Leaves and a Guilty Conscience

Make no mistake, sinners are in fact being pursued by a most hideous beast called sin, death, and the devil, unleashed and striking continuously.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
05/05/22

Joseph's Moment of Truth

If you sit where Joseph sits, then you also face the choice that Joseph faced. Do you respond with vengeance?
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