A Review of
By Bob Hiller
05/04/26
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A Review of "The Desecration of Man" by Carl Trueman

Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
What Does Baptism Do?
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
05/01/26

What Does Baptism Do?

This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/30/26

The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow

Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/26/20

Strength to Forgive

We must also remember that our enemy is a creature of God. He is someone for whom Christ Jesus died. He is a sinner just like any other, no more or less selfish than us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/22/20

Two Kinds of Slavery

We are free to be in the world, but not of the world. We are freed to stop treating the pursuit of pleasure as an escape from pain, suffering, and death.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
05/11/20

Life Together During a Quarantine

Bonhoeffer’s simple little book makes clear how privileged many of us are to enjoy the Communion of the Saints here on earth.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/07/20

Who Judges the Judges?

We all live with the knowledge of good and evil, but lack the power or ability to affect either one. We can judge good and evil but we cannot control them.
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom
05/06/20

John Chrysostom on John 3:16

They who are but dust and ashes, full of ten thousand sins, ungrateful, and have at all times offended Him. These are the ones God loved.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
04/29/20

Concerning Centurions and the Salvation of a Soldier’s Soul

War is a plague, but sometimes it needs to be fought to protect from greater plagues.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
04/20/20

Move or Die

"Move or die" is one of those “laws” we don’t like, but we have to admit, as harsh as it sounds, it is good for us. It helps us. Just don’t apply it to my faith.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
04/20/20

Unexpected Grace

Today, by faith, we live free from condemnation, free from the fear of death, free from all slander the devil could whisper and scatter about us. In Him we have a new family, the family of the forgiven.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
04/08/20

Ordinary and Extraordinary Business

In the upper room, Jesus revealed himself as the Lord of the dirty business of life.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/06/20

Vocational Heroes in a Time of Pandemic and Lockdown

In all of the good or bad that may have come out of the current mess that the world is in due to coronavirus, I see at least one good thing happening. The daily social media feed has been full of pictures, quotes, and videos of ordinary people praising other ordinary people for just doing their job.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/05/20

Preparing for Holy Week: Preaching "Choice" in the Texts of Holy Week

Grace is about God’s choice when we cannot by our own reason or strength choose Christ or come to Him.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/23/20

Suffer Not The Children…

Sin will constantly break our hearts, but God's love in Christ Jesus will give us new hearts daily, in the abundance of his forgiving grace. This is love in its purest form, and he has overcome the world.
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