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Kathy Morales

01/30/17

The Indispensable Requisite

Just like that, the crowd dissipated. Jesus’ words pierced like a bright light through their foggy misconceptions. The Hungry mouths that touched, chewed, and swallowed a miracle, were now brimming with grumbling.

Chad Bird

01/29/17

Keeping up with the Joneses' Church

A single, fifteen minute sermon that proclaims Christ and him crucified for you is more important than hundreds of hours of lectures by experts on revitalizing your ministry.

Chad Bird

01/26/17

John Chrysostom: The Preacher with a Golden Tongue

The table is full-laden; feast ye all sumptuously. The calf is fatted; let no one go hungry away.

Dominick Santore

01/25/17

The Daily Struggle... The Victory Won!

Sometimes, I wish I was much older. Old enough to realize that my best, most influential, and productive days are behind me so that I could speak completely and openly about my life, my triumphs, and most of all, my struggles.

Chad Bird

01/24/17

The Benefit of Having Enemies

Yes, how good it is for you to have enemies, for without them, when would you ever have the opportunity to fulfill, joyfully and willingly, the law of Christian love?

Paul Dunk

01/19/17

Drunks On Horseback

According to Martin Luther, it is human nature is a little like a drunkard trying to ride a horse.

Joel Hess

01/19/17

Through His Church, Christ's Story is Your Story

The story did not end with Jesus' death and resurrection, or even with the Acts of the Apostles.

Cindy Koch

01/18/17

Addicted to Sin

He barely wakes to find himself nearly dead; even so, he can’t feel a thing.

Chad Bird

01/15/17

"What a Foe We Have in Jesus"

God’s Son is infinitely more than our fragile egos have flattened him out to be.

Bror Erickson

01/12/17

Wrestling with a God Who Wrestles for Us

Far from being un-Christian like, the discipline and training that go into learning and practicing various martial arts can have direct application to the spiritual discipline needed for the Christian life of faith characterized by Israel.

Chad Bird

01/11/17

Birds in the Pulpit

The preacher does not merely send out the raven. From the pulpit flies forth the dove of the Gospel.

Bob Hiller

01/06/17

When Old Adam Fences the Table

I grew up with a great deal of guilt. It still keeps me up at night. For one reason or another, I was convinced I hadn’t done enough to be loved by God.

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