A Mouthful of God's Words
By Bradley Gray
05/21/26
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A Mouthful of God's Words

Jeremiah’s prophetic call isn’t a one-off moment. Unique though it was, it wasn’t wholly exclusive.
The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
05/18/26

The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance

Through baptism, absolution, and the Lord’s Supper, Christ meets you with his radical forgiveness which changes everything, even the self!
What is the Good News of the Ascension?
Ryan Tinetti
Ryan Tinetti
05/15/26

What is the Good News of the Ascension?

Despite evidences to the contrary, chaos does not reign. Jesus does.

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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
03/11/21

The Fifth Petition: Forgive Us Our Debts as We Forgive Our Debtors

If we want to see evidence of our Father’s answer to the fifth petition, we need only to look at the cross and the empty tomb.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
03/09/21

Why Lent Offers us a Curious Kind of Joy

There is joy in Lent, but it is the kind of joy that comes in being made whole.
Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
03/08/21

Is Jesus the Only Way? Yes and No

It’s not the disciples’ faith that invented the resurrection but the resurrection that gave birth to the disciples’ faith.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/07/21

Epistle: Ephesians 2:1-10 (Lent 4: Series B)

The preacher of this text should follow the logic of the text, the divinely inspired genius of Saint Paul, and get out of the way.
John Bortulin
John Bortulin
03/06/21

Thankful for the Joy of People

In schools and on barstools and in delis and where two or three gather, your Savior turns you loose to encounter those who are delightful and loveable.
Brad Soenksen
Brad Soenksen
03/05/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 13:1-5

Because of my Advocate, there is no judgment or condemnation by God in my suffering.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
03/04/21

The Fourth Petition: Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread

Even though the horn of plenty on our table is there as the fruit of our labor, that is also a gift of God’s grace
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
03/02/21

The Demon of Acedia

Apathy, melancholy, and disillusionment plague the footsteps of the up-and-coming generations more than ever, especially in the realm of religion, and it’s worth asking, “Why?”
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
02/26/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: Mark 1:1-8

Repentance comes on account of suffering, loss, failure, and death. It happens when the promise of forgiveness of sin given in Jesus’ death is proclaimed to us down-and-outers.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/22/21

What to do When Life Goes to Pieces

The Bible is a book for the desperate. That is its target audience. Recognizing our desperation readies us to hear the consolation that only God’s Word can offer.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/19/21

Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 7:14

We cannot scan any random passage of Scripture and automatically assume the words are unconditionally addressed to us. Often, very often, they are not.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
02/17/21

Surveying Our Soiled Condition, and the Condition of our Soil

Ash Wednesday, is meant to remind us we have a death problem. All living things made from the soil shall return to it.
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