The 1529 Protest of Speyer
By Amy Mantravadi
04/17/26
13mins

The 1529 Protest of Speyer

"Every one must stand and give account before God for himself; and no one can excuse himself by the action or decision of another, whether less or more.”
A Review of
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/16/26

A Review of "God Meets Us In Our Suffering"

God Meets is the rare cancer book (and as above, I use that term advisedly) that addresses both the judgment God places on human creatures in the Garden (death) and the hard road anyone walks toward that end (100% of us).
Resurrection is the Gospel
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/15/26

Resurrection is the Gospel

The testimony of the apostles is not an escapist message in which Christians are redeemed by leaving bodily life behind.

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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
01/20/22

How Awesome Are Your Deeds!

God's power and works are awesome and cannot be stifled. His grace and mercy will be heard above the growls and howls of those who deny Christ Jesus is God and Savior
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
01/04/22

Why We Sing at Christmas

The church’s song goes on and on, singing and ringing down to us today.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
01/03/22

Stop Doing Good Works to God

Faith should later again flow forth from our heart’s depths to our neighbor freely and unhindered in good works; not that we wish to rest our salvation in them; for God will not have that, but wishes the conscience to rest in himself alone.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
01/01/22

Circumcision of Our Lord

Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
Brad Soenksen
Brad Soenksen
12/31/21

Heaven Came Down

This Christmas season we are thankful that even though we “fallers” are unable to climb up to God, he came down the ladder to us.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/29/21

Christmas and the Theology of Gift

Love turns out to be not simply a thing or action, but a characteristic of God himself.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
12/08/21

The Lord Will Relent

The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
12/06/21

Christ’s Incarnation and the Imagination

Jesus is both the image bearer and the image giver. In Jesus’ incarnation we are redeemed and re-imaged.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
12/02/21

The Days Are Coming

“The days are coming,” and God said it. God, who kept his promise that Christ would come at Christmas.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/26/21

Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

In Genesis 1-2, the Lord reveals—or, at a bare minimum, starts dropping some big hints—that he will be quite comfortable becoming a human being himself someday.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/23/21

Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
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