AI Can't Save You
By Erick Sorensen
06/17/26
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AI Can't Save You

Your God is not artificially intelligent, but the source of all intelligence (including yours).
No One Builds Alone: Why the Future of Lutheranism Must Be Built Together
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Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
06/15/26

No One Builds Alone: Why the Future of Lutheranism Must Be Built Together

The church is not renewed when one pastor tries to do the work of the whole body. The church is renewed when Christ’s body begins to act like a body again.
Learning God's Grand Story through the Chronicles of Narnia
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
06/13/26

Learning God's Grand Story through the Chronicles of Narnia

This is what Christian catechesis does; it turns the knobs of the Scriptures and throws the doors of God’s word wide open to tell us the story of salvation.

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
04/17/22

Easter: The First Day of Eternal Life

Sometimes loss is gain. Sometimes defeat is victory. Sometimes weakness is strength. Sometimes death is life. Sometimes, that is, when Christ is at the center, on his cross and not in his tomb.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/04/22

The End of Ethics

False holiness is always a possession and achievement of the individual in isolation from the good of others. And so it isn’t holiness at all.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/31/22

Never Buried Alone

Who we are buried with matters. But there is no need to go out and find a dead prophet so you can join him six feet under.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
03/29/22

God's Command to Save You

The promise here is that God is present with us in our troubles, issuing commands to save us before we ask. God does not ignore our suffering and cries.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
03/17/22

You Can Die Now

You can die now, you can let go, and because that is true, you can begin to live!
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/14/22

The Stranger Things of God’s Sovereignty

God is not a preoccupied parent, he’s an invested and interested tender loving Father. He values what perplexes us.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/03/22

A Look at 2 Peter 3: The Stubborn Salvation of God

This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/02/22

A Pot of Oil, a Bowl of Soup, and the Tall Tales of God’s Sufferers

This world of unbearable grief and accidental calamity is being renewed and, soon, will be completely bereft of every pernicious foe.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
02/28/22

I Don't Have the Answers, But I Have Hope

There is perhaps no better observation about the nature of anxiety and depression than its fundamental desire for avoidance.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
02/14/22

The Miracle of Grace: A Review of Encanto

I finally watched the film “Encanto” with my kids. I had heard many people say the subtext of this movie was deeper than most. So, we snuggled up on the couch and watched it to see what everyone was talking about.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/07/22

Mercy for the Mephibosheths

Mephibosheth’s story is a living parable of the gospel. It reeks of redemption, demonstrating precisely what Christ does for even the chiefest of sinners.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
02/05/22

The Freedom to Say What I Mean

Because Jesus has set us free, we enjoy a freedom of movement in His world, under His grace, that loosens our tongues to sing His praise.
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