The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
By Scott Keith
07/16/25
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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Faith That Waits
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
07/19/17

Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?

Yet, just as the Jews had two choices, true God or no God, the Christian has the same, true Jesus or no Jesus.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/06/17

The Affair

If affairs always begin by believing lies, then repentance always begins by believing the truth: the truth that you are in the wrong, the truth that you have a God who loves you in Jesus Christ, and the truth that he and he alone can save you not only from adultery but from every sin that seeks to lead you down the path of destruction.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
06/29/17

Do You Want to Watch the Game?

In a world so wired by law and rules, judgement is everywhere.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/15/17

The World Doesn't Need Extraordinary Fathers

The world doesn’t need dads who are more stressed than they already are. It needs fathers who care for their families, not in heroic ways, but in common, everyday ways.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
06/12/17

Fathers, Don’t Let Them Die

You have suffered your son to come unto Jesus; but fathers, don’t let him die!
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
05/26/17

Get Him To Christ

Every single child we raise has a completely unique perspective, personality, strength, and weakness.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
04/27/17

What’s Wrong with Women’s Bible Studies?

Week after week, I read through this women’s Bible study for the sake of my friends.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
04/17/17

God is Bigger than Your Quid Pro Quo

Quid pro quo, you scratch my back and I will scratch yours. It tends to be the way we humans operate.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
04/07/17

What Sort of Father Do We Have?

He reminds them how his love is truly marvelous and unconditional, but then, he looks them in the eyes, and says they ought to do better because of his love.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/03/17

The Gospel as the Dynamite of Salvation and Vocation as the Scaffolding of the Christian Life

What on God’s green earth does dynamite, a chemical explosive, have to do with the Gospel of Christ?
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/29/17

The Only Sane Man in Town

Who was this Jesus, who could do such things?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/28/17

The Worrisome Gospel

True faith, saving faith that receives the good news about the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world is a faith created in us by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel (Eph 2:8-9).
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