The Hermit and the Blackbird
By Donavon Riley
03/27/26
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The Hermit and the Blackbird

Lent exists because we are forgetful creatures. We forget how hungry we really are.
Getting Over Your Moral Superiority
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/26/26

Getting Over Your Moral Superiority

The Pharisee valued fasting and giving tithes, but could not find value in his fellow sinner.
The Original Sin of Preaching: The Constant Craving for a Useful God in Pulpit and Pew
Magnus Persson
Magnus Persson
03/25/26

The Original Sin of Preaching: The Constant Craving for a Useful God in Pulpit and Pew

God is not a tool in our hands. He does not exist to serve our goals, our metrics, or our platforms.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/23/22

Rejoicing in the Spoils of a Triumph We Didn’t Win

The Word of the Lord is sure. The enemy is defeated. Salvation is waiting for you.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/22/22

The Book of Esther and the Name of God

God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
03/21/22

What Does Lent Mean to You?

Lent means that we do not have to look to ourselves but can look to our neighbor in love as Christ has loved us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/18/22

The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)

Theologians of glory searched for God everywhere except the Cross of Christ.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
03/17/22

You Can Die Now

You can die now, you can let go, and because that is true, you can begin to live!
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/14/22

The Stranger Things of God’s Sovereignty

God is not a preoccupied parent, he’s an invested and interested tender loving Father. He values what perplexes us.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
03/13/22

Preaching Law and Gospel: Repentance and Faith from the Penitential Psalms in Lent

Luther recognized that in the penitential psalms, God gives us the words to cry out to Him in our distress, lament our sins, and confess trust in the promise of His righteousness in which alone is our sure and certain hope.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/11/22

The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 3)

For Luther, those who refuse Christ as a curse want their sin removed not in Christ but in themselves.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/07/22

The Veil of Moses and the Face of Christ

God is mercy. He was mercy then. He’s mercy now. God showed them His glory, if only a reflection, in the face of Moses.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/02/22

A Pot of Oil, a Bowl of Soup, and the Tall Tales of God’s Sufferers

This world of unbearable grief and accidental calamity is being renewed and, soon, will be completely bereft of every pernicious foe.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
02/28/22

I Don't Have the Answers, But I Have Hope

There is perhaps no better observation about the nature of anxiety and depression than its fundamental desire for avoidance.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/24/22

The Word Did It All

The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
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