Peace Be With You
By Jason Oakland
07/11/25
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Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/10/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 6-9.
Inception and the Paradox of Grace
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/09/25

Inception and the Paradox of Grace

Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.

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Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
09/13/17

Crisis of Faith and Sufficient Grace

I spend a lot of time talking to people in coffee shops. Some share my Christian faith, some are exploring and questioning faith and others have left the church, having had a crisis of faith.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
09/11/17

In the Face of Suffering

During my recent trip to visit my daughter and her family, my son-in-law got me hooked on Leah Remini’s A&E show, Scientology and the Aftermath.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/02/17

Luther's Heidelberg Disputation

Ultimately, however, we find in the Heidelberg Disputation the root and core of Luther’s theology, which he would build and expound upon throughout his life.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/11/17

Jesus Is The Only Picture of God's Salvific Power We Get

As long as we hold tight to a life that was never ours to possess in the first place, so long as we refuse to lay down our life so others can live, Jesus can't do a thing for us.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/01/17

The Shanty Christ Across the Tracks

This coming Sunday churches around the world will celebrate the big, splashy day of Pentecost. As well they should.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/18/17

Silencing the Bully Inside Your Head

Inside our heads is a courtroom where our whole lives are put on trial. And we are declared guilty of things. Big things, little things. God things, human things. True things, false things. We never can measure up.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/04/16

When We Wish God Didn't Exist

The side of God he has made known to us is Jesus. He is the one and only revelation of the Father, the one and only revelation we need.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/01/16

R-Rated Prayers

He holds you tight and loves you even as you weep and fight in his arms. His Son suffers alongside you as your brother in the flesh.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/13/16

God’s Fixed Courtroom

A crisis of faith always occurs when we begin to believe that God has betrayed us.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/27/16

Heidelberg and Hobbiton: Theology of the Cross in Middle-earth

As the story unfolds we see Luther’s Heidelberg theses on display, even before the Fellowship leaves Rivendell.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
05/17/16

Tacking to Glory

You cannot fudge Glory in this life. You get there only on the Better Day that is coming and not one day before.
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.
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