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Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
05/21/25

A Review of "Raised in Splendor: The Hope of Glorification for a Secular Age by Jason B. Alligood

Alligood is at pains to stress that glorification is not the result of our own efforts any more than sanctification or justification.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
05/18/23

Your Shepherd and Your Lamb

This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/19/22

How Can An Addict Be Born Again?

When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/25/22

The Gods We Make vs. the God We Need

Even for idolatrous sellouts like you and me, God’s position has not changed. Even though we may have forgotten him, he never forgets us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/20/20

Yearning for the Lord in Distress

The unbeliever will search for relief from temptations in worldly prescriptions and pleasures. The believer searches for answers in the promises of the One who can bring true lasting peace in mind, body, and soul.
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
02/06/19

When It’s Time To Give Up

In our democratic society we love to talk about freedom. But anybody out there ever tried to be perfect? Ah, shucks. Turns out we’re not as free as we thought.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
01/28/19

Why Ok is Everything

Despite the death all around us, the death that is assured us, we know there is a way out.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/20/18

Holy Math and The Divine Foxiness

God’s grace and freedom announces the truth to us about ourselves. We need a real Savior.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
01/25/18

The Joy of Repentance

Repentance is not a call to improve. It is a call to die.
Matt Popovits
Matt Popovits
09/22/16

Fear, Love, and Facing Big Decisions

Not long ago I was having a conversation with a friend. She was facing a big decision about her career with a deadline looming for a decision.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
08/05/14

Beavers Help with Apologetics Formal Debate Jailbreak

Today I have a hankering to talk about beavers. Who doesn’t love beavers? The binomial nomenclature reads Castor canadensis.
Elyse Fitzpatrick
Elyse Fitzpatrick
10/24/12

Cascading Trials and Showers of Blessing

Yes, this is a time of cascading trial. The Lord has been very kind to comfort and assure us of His nearness and to open my eyes to new truth from a passage that I thought I understood.
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