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Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
10/30/21

God Is Watching You

God seeks us out and desires to give us more than a friendly smile or an understanding look. He seeks us out to embrace us and converse with us.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/21

What Is the Purpose of the Church?

Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/12/21

The Receiver of Wrecks

Jesus’s touch of this leper is the touchstone of the gospel itself. It’s a living parable of his entire ministry.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/19/20

The Broken Deal

We’ve become experts at making deals with God.
Elyse Fitzpatrick
Elyse Fitzpatrick
01/01/20

Tiny, Weak, and Cared For

God cares for us because we’re created in his image, but he also cares for us because the second person of the Trinity, the Son, became one of us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/04/18

He Does it For Love

He always puts our life and salvation first. He’ll never accept our defeat. He’ll never quit on us. He’ll never leave us fallen and alone.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/27/17

I Am Not Ashamed Of The Law

Paul’s letter to the Romans is arguably the most masterful piece of writing in the New Testament.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/14/16

The Sex Worker Who Teaches Us the Fear of the Lord

Hear that confession of saving faith? Rahab may have been a prostitute in Jericho, but she was secretly a virgin daughter of Yahweh.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/04/16

Imagine...

Imagine a church's mission statement is: "You Don't Have to Fake It Till You Make It." That is, you walk into church and an usher hands you a bulletin
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
02/24/16

I Don't Read the Comments

Don’t get me wrong, I always read the comments on my own posts, but otherwise I try to avoid them like the plague.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/02/16

The Message That Called Me Out of Atheism and Plopped Me Into a Pulpit

Believe in God, belong to a church, and behave yourself isn’t the Gospel.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/14/14

"I Love You" is an Incomplete Sentence

We love because we find in the beloved something that is lovable. We see, we know, and then we love. Or, at least, we promise to love.
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