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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/25/23

The Truth that Changes Everything

Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
Edward Killian
Edward Killian
02/17/23

Listen to Jesus

Jesus stands before the disciples as the bridge between heaven and earth, and between Old Testament and New Testament.
Bruce Hillman
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.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
12/24/22

Gospel: Luke 2:21 (Circumcision of Our Lord : Series A)

He is given His name so you could call on it. He is called Jesus, so you can call on Jesus and be saved.
Ryan Tinetti
Ryan Tinetti
12/11/22

The Preacher's Toolbox:Words Fitly Spoken—Augustine on Style

Augustine makes plain that the overarching aim of style is not to be showy; it’s to be an instrument of Spirit-led persuasion.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/16/22

John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
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.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
05/16/22

Pray...Even in the Dark

Darkness is not your only friend. Jesus loves you, and he will be with you.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
06/06/21

Book Review: Theology Is For Preaching: Biblical Foundations, Method, and Practice

It is necessary for preachers to have both the humility to acknowledge that they must keep watch over their teaching and the means to have their preaching constantly formed and shaped by God’s Word.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/04/19

What Can the Church Do in Times of Violence?

It is a strange irony, but in a world drunk on violence, it is only on the cross of violence that there is hope for peace in our world.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
03/03/19

Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 (Lent 1: Series C)

There are two ways to think about what’s happening when someone is tempted. The first is to imagine temptation as enticement toward something bad and wrong. This is probably the more common of the two. But there’s another way of thinking about it. Temptation could also be seen as encouragement away from something good and right.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/28/16

Pastors Don't Always Want to Go to Church Either

For many, there are days when they’re as excited about going to work on Sunday morning as you are about going to work on Monday morning.
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