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Michael Berg
Michael Berg
09/04/19

Whatever is Excellent

What is supposed to be given by Christ through us for neighbor is used up by us, twisted for our righteous gain.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/04/19

Epistle: 1 Timothy 1:(5-11)12-17 (Pentcost 14: Series C)

Only true doctrine teaches people how to love God and others. Love is the best test for our theology, for true love and true doctrine go together.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/03/19

Life Is What Jesus Makes of it

Rather than validate our selfish, self-serving choices, he justifies us by giving us new life and baptizing us into his death and resurrection.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
09/03/19

Our Righteous Doorman: A Reflection on 1 John 2:1–6

We walk to the cross by the faith that God bestows on us, not by our own power, reason, or might.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/03/19

The Bible Summed up in Nine Words

“Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.” Those nine words could serve as the Bible’s subtitle.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
09/02/19

I'm Glad You're With Me: Tolkien, Lewis, and the (not so) Great War

Ultimately it’s at the cross of Calvary, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the great Lion of Judah, that the stone table is broken, and everything sad does indeed finally come untrue.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/02/19

Gospel: Luke 14:25-35 (Pentecost 13:Series C)

We would expect Jesus to be delighted people have responded to the master’s invitation. Instead, Jesus asks these people to reconsider whether they should be following Him or not.
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.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/29/19

When a Christian is Pushed into Atheism

What do we say when a Christian admits the church has driven them to atheism? And they don't mean ideologically.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/29/19

A Look at 1 Peter 1: The Good News that Was Preached to You

After the glory of our flesh has gone the way of wilted grass and faded flowers, and we’ve long forgotten all our efforts at self-justification, the word of the Lord remains.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
08/28/19

The Boys

While hyperbolic The Boys brings its viewers to the harsh world of reality and the daily struggle of sin.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/28/19

David vs. Goliath: We're Teaching the Story All Wrong

As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
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