You Might Have a Troubled Heart
By Christopher J. Richmann
09/30/26
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You Might Have a Troubled Heart

Jesus doesn’t say, “I give you the way,” but “I am the way.”
The Fear of Being Known
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
09/29/26

The Fear of Being Known

This is an excerpt from the sixth chapter of Fear Not: How the Gospel Disrupts Our Deepest Anxieties by Luke Kjolhaug (1517 Publishing, 2026).
His Mercy is More
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/25/26

His Mercy is More

We draw near because Christ our Mediator has gone where we never could, and he has brought us with him.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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A Cynic Walks into a Church

The more that we hear the law, the more we recognize others as those who, like us, are torn and tattered by the wounds of sin and brokenness.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
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The Tolkien Option: Consolation and Eucatastrophe

Consolation is the breath of life filling our lungs, hearts, and minds with the fresh, incorruptible air of the new creation.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/18/18

Patience Under the Mercy of Christ

God has forgiven you. That is an objective fact. You can reject it, but it is nevertheless true.
David Rufner
David Rufner
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The Gift of Belonging

It is only when individuals are bound together in community that they become fully human.
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.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
09/11/18

The Difference Between Belief and Ideology

When we Christians shoehorn Creedal Christianity into any of these ideological positions we obscure the Gospel mingling it with the Law and strip the Good News of its catholicity.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
08/15/18

A Look at True Proclamation of the Gospel

The Confessions instead look forward and provide a critique of the world and of all my various religions and idolatries.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Confessionalism and Why It’s Important

Where once we confessed reliance only in ourselves and our own power, now we confess reliance on Christ alone. So, for our relationship before God, our confession of faith matters.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
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Put it to a Vote: The Importance of the First Council of Nicea

The question at hand was quite short, “Who is Jesus Christ?
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
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Mordor and Evangelism (Part 2)

Much like Jacob wrestling with God in the desert, we find our intellectual hips continuously put out of joint as we engage the culture around us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Lord, Help My Lack Of Love

The author, Flannery O'Connor, said, "All I can say about my love of God is, Lord help me in my lack of it."
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
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Why Luther Claimed to be a Heretic

Hus held that Christ alone grants salvation and that popes do not.
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