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Pete Lange
Pete Lange
11/22/19

Back In Time

JFK was not the only national figure who died on November 11, 1963. Though his death certainly took up most of the headlines, the acclaimed writers C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley also died that day as well.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
11/21/19

Rescuing religion from culture: Friedrich E.D. Schleiermacher and the origins of Liberal Theology

If you want to boil Schleiermacher down to some foundation upon which to build up his theology, think feelings.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/21/19

Dodging Freight Trains

When we look to Jesus nailed up on that cross, that's God's final goodbye to our sin-blasted survival methods. No more unanswered questions. No more long goodbyes.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
11/20/19

Is Absolution a Sacrament?

If someone confesses their sins into my ears, I have no options but to forgive them in the name of Christ.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
11/20/19

God's Humility For You

Here is truly illustrated the truth that no one comes to Christ except the Father draw him; and with what power, what delicious sweetness, the Father allures!
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/20/19

The Preaching Thief on the Cross

The kingdom of God is not a place, a thing, a concept, a philosophy, a spiritual force, or a state of being. The kingdom of God is a person.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/19/19

World's Strongest Man

God comes to fix what is broken by being broken himself. He abolishes death by dying. He subsumes sin by being made sin itself.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/19/19

As Real as it Gets

When we ask ourselves, "My God, how did I get so lost," he answers, "I am the God who comes to seek and save the lost in the power of my resurrection.
Delwyn Campbell
Delwyn Campbell
11/18/19

Jesus' Harsh Words

Could it be that the root of not asking is not believing, either in the power, or worse, the graciousness of the Lord to address the issue that lies before us?
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
11/18/19

Old Testament: Malachi 3:13-18 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

In many ways [this text] brings to mind Judgement Day and the separation of the sheep from the goats when Christ the King comes to take His treasured possession home to be with Him in the courts of everlasting life.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/18/19

Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/18/19

Gospel: Luke 23:27-43 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

God invites us to have intimate conversations in a world filled with mockery and hate. To trust Jesus reigns whenever and wherever He extends a word of promise to the displaced and the disfavored, welcoming them home.
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