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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/29/25

The Cross Speaks Peace

Do it again, God,” rings the psalmist’s appeal.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
12/05/24

The Unrivaled Christ

However knowledgeable you may become by reading Buddha or compassionate after following Gandhi, you will never find forgiveness in anyone else other than Christ alone.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
04/22/22

Graciously Keep Me This Night

This book is not in your hands so that we can simply commiserate with each other’s difficulties. It is meant to pierce your sin-darkened night with the light of God’s Word.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/14/21

Gospel: Mark 13:24-37 (The Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series B )

Trust in the midst of trouble. That is what our Lord calls us to experience today.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/01/20

A Real Estate Transaction that Preaches Redemption

Ever since the tragedy of the Garden, God’s plan of redemption has been in motion. His movement upon this world has never ceased, and it never will.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
02/17/19

Gospel: Luke 6:27-38 (Epiphany 7: Series C)

This week Jesus continues by discussing the behavior of his people. He’s particularly interested in the way his people treat others—especially those who mistreat them. Like last week, the only way to describe it is backwards.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
01/29/19

Jesus Increases People's Gladness

He comes to fill our old, stony heart with the new wine of his forgiveness.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
01/27/19

Johann Gerhard's Homiletics

Gerhard's preaching categories ring true of descriptions ring true of the ways in which we attempt to communicate the Gospel in the twenty-first century. His words of advice deserve our attention too.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
11/27/18

Midweek Advent Series: Luther's Meditatio

The following is the second installment an adaptation of John T. Pless' Advent Preaching Workshop. In it ou will find an order of service, suggested hymns and readings, and notes for sermon preparations.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/02/18

A Walk In The Woods: Enchanted by Christ

A few minutes from where I live there is a flat trail that leads for miles through a thick forest.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
02/02/15

Bloodied, Beaten, and Bruised

Jesus tells the story of a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho who falls into the hands of robbers. The text reads, “They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.”
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
05/19/14

What's Wrong with Apologetics (Part 1)

Apologetics (providing evidence for one’s faith) is a bad word in some circles. In others, apologetics is an entirely negative enterprise: that is, it only tangles up opponents and exposes their intellectual incoherence while refusing to provide positive reasons to believe in Christianity.
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