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Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
12/06/23

A Tale of Two Fathers

In an autobiographical telling, Gretchen Ronnevik shares the fate of two different fathers and the hope she has in Christ.
Daniel Stenberg
Daniel Stenberg
11/22/23

Pumpkin Patch

How the pumpkin patch has a lot to teach us about the love and work of Christ
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
07/07/21

A Penny and God's Goodness

Christ strikes a blow first against the presumption of those who would storm their way into heaven by their good works.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
03/12/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: Acts 2:37–39

Repentance means being cut down by the law’s declaration of judgment. It’s not an activity we do to prepare for grace, but a point of despair worked by God himself.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
12/07/20

To Us a Child is Born: A Mighty God

He assumed the weakest form to do his greatest work.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/17/20

Psalm: Psalm 68 (Easter 7: Series A)

Resurrection is victory. God shall arise! Christ has risen! However, this is not the sum of the LORD’s provision for the people.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/11/20

Addiction, Pain, and Mercy

There is true help in the midst of our pain. Someone who suffered as we suffer, who embraced all our pain in his suffering and death on a cross.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
08/30/19

Why Real Conversation is Important for Apologetics

When disagreements break out we unfriend, unfollow, and unburden our minds by surrounding ourselves with only the right sorts of people.
Jacob Corzine
Jacob Corzine
03/31/19

The Law and the Already Terrified Conscience

Where contrition is evident, the conscience has already been prodded, piqued, finally terrified. More Law only serves to confirm the lie this person is already at risk of believing: that the last work of the conscience is also God’s last word. But God’s last word is the word of absolution, not the confirmation of the conscience’s testimony, but now its contradiction.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
10/04/17

Unsavory Grace From and Unsavory Lord

The cross presents us a radically different standard. In God’s justice executed in the cross of Christ, nobody gets what they deserve.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
12/21/16

Enlightened

God spoke into the black depth. “Let there be light."
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/03/14

All Sins Are Forgiven, But Some Are More Forgiven Than Others

In this particular church, all sins are forgiven, but some sins are more forgiven than others.
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