When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not
By Russ Lackey | Mark Mattes
01/20/26
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When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.
Behold the Lamb
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/19/26

Behold the Lamb

The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.
Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/16/26

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.

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Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
04/20/18

Of Werewolves and Worldviews

We are called to proclaim the life, death, and resurrection of the Answer incarnate, Jesus Christ, and in love respond to the questions that inevitably arise against it.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
03/29/18

Seven Stanzas at Maundy Thursday

There is something about high art forms that touches the soul.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
03/28/18

The Tolkien Option, Part 3: Escape

Jesus is the great Houdini of the grave for us. And through His death, He gives us the Great Escape from death that leads to the great joy of the Resurrection.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
03/14/18

Jesus Refuge of the Weary

The victory of Christ is hidden in the crosses we bear as Christians following Him to our own personal Golgothas.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
02/28/18

Why You Shouldn’t Do Apologetics

Apologetics isn’t optional for the Christian, just as Christ isn’t optional to apologetics.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
02/26/18

Knowing is Half the Battle

I cannot recall how many times I sang along to this theme song, punching and kicking as a kid in the 80s. But much of my desire to join the Marine Corps had its genesis in the 80s cartoon “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.”
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/17/18

Prayer Won't Stop School Shootings

A good place to start is to work hard at loving those no one else seems to love. I can’t think of a more Christ-like action.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
01/26/18

Here We Are Now. Entertain Us.

Do you remember way back in May 2007, Charlie and his brother Harry were sitting on a chair when Charlie bit Harry's finger? The little guys broke the internet.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/17/18

The Unexpected Narrative of God

Dual narratives are unfolding in our lives at every moment. There’s the story we’re writing, and the one penned by the Spirit.
David Rufner
David Rufner
12/29/17

Joyful Birds, Joyful People

Even now we sing as we live in His gifts, and await His second Advent—His second-coming.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
11/29/17

United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part I)

We are all sojourners in a perilous cosmos, what is sometimes conceptualized as the theology of the pilgrim.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
11/23/17

Luther the Storyteller

Above all, Luther understood the importance of the Biblical narrative as the story of God’s love and man’s salvation revealed in Christ Crucified.
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