Grace is Not an Excuse
By Luke Kjolhaug
10/16/26
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Grace is Not an Excuse

In Jesus, God acted first, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:5).
Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/13/26

Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So

Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
World Mission and Inner Mission
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/09/26

World Mission and Inner Mission

There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/16/18

Walking in Forgiveness

Jesus’ forgiveness will not collapse. Jesus’ forgiveness will take us places our legs can’t take us.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/13/18

A Lament for Hurricane Victims

Here is a lament I’ve written especially for victims of hurricanes. May it be for you, for your family, or for your church, a way to put into prayer the anguish of your souls.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/25/18

Our Fingerprints Are All Over the Crimes of the World

The Christian sees himself or herself as one just as guilty as the rest of the world. But we see ourselves not just as what’s wrong with the world, but in the One by whom the world has been redeemed.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/25/18

I’d Never Go to That Church

Would you go to the church on the corner knowing that the pastor is an ex-con?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/20/18

Satan’s Two Favorite Lies

Jesus cuts right to the chase when it comes to the evil one. He calls the devil “a liar and the father of lies,”
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
09/10/18

Be Counter-Cultural: Preach the Cross

Right now (and I would add, for quite some time) there has been a debate within Christianity about the whole issue of culture.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
09/06/18

NOT the Gospel

There was a TV show back in the ‘90s called “Dinosaurs” that I used to sneak into the living room at night to watch.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/28/18

The Black Sheep

I told him that God does not have two types of sheep. God does not have a fold of black, and another white. God only has a fold made up entirely of black sheep because He knows the truth about us.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
08/23/18

Hearing the Gospel with Old Testament Ears

As a bass player, when I listen to music, I listen for what the bassist is doing. But, when I listen to music in my 2004 Honda Civic I have a problem: only one of the four speakers works.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/19/18

How to Become a Very Bad Person

Don’t say you’re beyond hope, for there is not one beyond God. Don’t say you’ve done too much evil, for there is no wrong bigger than God’s heart of forgiveness.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
08/09/18

Seeking the Lost

The only obedient son is shunned so that the disobedient one may return. Why? Because God loves sinners. He doesn’t leave them alone.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
08/08/18

The Red in our Ledgers

The only sea of tranquility that can unite God and man and bring brotherhood among us is found in the Word and sacraments.
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