Gone Fishin'
By Aaron Boerst
05/20/25
9mins

Gone Fishin'

Forgiveness from Jesus is always surprising to us.
On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/19/25

On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue

The Christ who rescues does not wait for you to be clean. He comes to clean you. He does not need your strength. He brings his own.
How to Remember Your Baptism
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
05/16/25

How to Remember Your Baptism

When you remember your baptism, you're not recalling a ritual. You're standing under a current of divine action that has not ceased to flow since the moment those baptismal waters hit your skin.

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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/09/22

Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (Pentecost 19: Series C)

The Word and the Spirit go together. The Spirit, the breath of God, illumines and makes alive through the Word of God; both written and external, that is, preached and sacramented.
Ryan Tinetti
Ryan Tinetti
10/08/22

The Preacher's Toolbox: The Sound of Silence-Pauses in Preaching

Strategic silence is a sanctified stall tactic which benefits both the preacher and the pew-sitter. It is not just dead air.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/07/22

1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
10/05/22

What is the Gospel?

We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
Kyle G. Jones
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Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
10/04/22

Preparing the Way for Christmas: An Excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional

This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase!
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/03/22

Stoicism Is Good, But It Isn't the Gospel

Stoicism’s opening premise fails to understand that, from its conception, the heart is a thorny bramble.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/02/22

Epistles: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 (Pentecost 18: Series C)

Paul is talking about military-level allegiance here, the strongest kind of allegiance sworn to a king.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
10/02/22

Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 (Pentecost 18: Series C)

Jesus cares about the daily details of ordinary bodies and creaturely comforts, just as He cares about the eternal well-being of our souls.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
10/02/22

Old Testament: Ruth 1:1-19a (Pentecost 18: Series C)

The book of Ruth wants us to know the wisdom of waiting on the Lord and to trust that the Lord will provide redemption through an heir who will bring salvation.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/01/22

Forging a Sacramental Culture

By making a big deal of every baptism, of every confirmation, of every rite of matrimony, the Church takes a stand against the intrusion of consumerism, secularism, identity politics, subversive subcultures, gender dysphoria, and the like.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
09/30/22

1 John 4:1-6: The Only True Confession

Do you confess Christ as God in the flesh, born, died, and raised to new life for you? Any answer of yes will do
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
09/29/22

Paul on Romans 1:16

It seems to me that our greatest task is not that of seeking skills and methods whereby we can inject power into the gospel, but simply to beware lest we obscure the power that the gospel is
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