Freedom Beyond Strength and Wisdom
By Ken Sundet Jones
07/04/25
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Freedom Beyond Strength and Wisdom

Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
Free Indeed: The Liberty Only Christ Can Give
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
07/03/25

Free Indeed: The Liberty Only Christ Can Give

“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
Faith Remains: From Habbakuk to Luther
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/02/25

Faith Remains: From Habbakuk to Luther

How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?

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Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
07/20/16

The Man Behind The Curtain

When Dorothy, Toto and her 3 new friends finally arrived in Oz, they were met with a staggering disappointment. The Great and Powerful is Oz was not so great and powerful.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/16

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

It seems that no matter where we look in this world, we never quite find what we really need.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
07/05/16

Baptism's Promise

A promise was made to my older brother roughly 50 years ago. He was just an infant and had no idea that this promise was being set upon him.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
05/28/16

Thanks, Jesus. I Got This.

I'm in the middle of a series on Paul's letter to the Ephesians.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/19/16

God, You Lied to Me: A Pastor's Struggle

He has wandered away into the darkness of his doubting, got lost in his grief, confused by the pains he’s suffered. It happens. Shepherds sometimes become lost sheep as well.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
05/12/16

Make Sure You're Right With God!

To the Pastors and Preachers whose only word for me and others seem to be, "make sure you’re right with God!"
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
05/09/16

Understanding Grace

I came across a "deep commentary" in the form of a Facebook meme, extolling the frustrations of the natural man's inability to understand the things of God.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
05/06/16

The Mother's Freedom To Love

You are free to love your children without any expectations because you have been loved immeasurably.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
05/02/16

An Evil, Untrustworthy Bunch

“We humans are an evil, untrustworthy bunch.” I said to a friend recently, by way of explanation/cold comfort, after he had been cut to the core by fellow Christians who were uncomfortable with his vulnerability.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
04/20/16

The Prosperity of the Gospel

I started writing this article about a friend, her struggles through cancer, and the pain of an unfortunate and severe fall that landed her in a hospital, requiring months of rehabilitation.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
03/31/16

Repentant Enough

If you’ve been in church long enough, you might have seen the worst of someone’s unrepentant sin get them kicked out, cast out, excommunicated or “handed over to Satan so their flesh might die and their soul might live.”
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
03/17/16

Tell the Easter Bunny How Much You’ve Grown

I was walking through a mall recently, and all the spring decorations and colors were starting to appear. It was refreshing to see the fresh colors and a change of scenery as I strolled through the mall.
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