A Review of
By Amy Mantravadi
04/28/26
12mins

A Review of "To Live Well: To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times" by Alan Noble

To Live Well is therefore not a general advice book, but a message suffused with the gospel.
Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
04/27/26

Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality

May we, as preachers, rise and proclaim that Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our spiritual hunger.
The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/24/26

The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside

This is an excerpt from the first chapter of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-6.

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Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
09/27/17

The Tolkien Option, Part 2: Recovery

Recovery helps us see beauty in the ordinary; the miracle and wonder of creation in the oak leaf or the evergreen needle.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/30/17

Who’s Afraid of Statistics?

These studies can expose some very disturbing truths about Christianity in America.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
08/16/17

Postmodernism, Charlottesville and the Hope to Come….

"Are you Republican or Democrat?” “Liberal or conservative?” “Yankees or Red Sox?” “Star Wars or Star Trek?”
David Rufner
David Rufner
08/11/17

Look Upon the Tree

Every age gives cause for both hopefulness and despair.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
07/28/17

The Tolkien Option—Introduction

What do the events of good stories, like The Lord of the Rings teach us about the rise and fall of civilizations in our own world?
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
07/27/17

My Old Man—Fathers, Sons and 'Simul' in Hemingway

“My Old Man” is the story of a single father, a grossly flawed character, told through the eyes of his son who can’t help but love him.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
06/19/17

Meeting Melanchthon: A Man of Trouble

Throughout his life, Melanchthon was embroiled in quite a few internal as well as external controversies.
Jared C. Wilson
Jared C. Wilson
06/12/17

The Upsetting Reality of the Beatitudes

Many, many people—including many church people—have this asinine idea that Jesus showed up on earth two thousand years ago and loosened everything up.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/15/17

The Faulty Foundation of The Benedict Option

Some form of the Rule of Benedict will not save or reinvigorate the church. The church already has what the church needs to do her work in the world: she has the Gospel.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/06/17

When Denominations Think They're God's Chosen Group

You may be surprised to discover that, rather than changing your theology, these other voices deepen and expand it in ways that never would have happened if you listened only to the “approved” voices.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/26/17

Christianity Is Not About a Personal Relationship with Jesus

Christianity is not a solo endeavor. Not a private relationship between Jesus and me.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
04/19/17

The Great Eucatastrophe

Eucatastrophe combines two Greek words: ‘eu’ meaning ‘good’ (as in eulogy or euphoria), and ‘katastrophe’ for destruction.
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