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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John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
09/09/22

1 John 2:25-29: The Promise He Made to Us

When God makes promises, he is incapable of not keeping them.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/08/22

Peanut Skins and Porterhouses

My words are peanuts compared to the porterhouse of God’s Word.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/04/22

Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11-24 (Pentecost 14: Series C)

The LORD God declares He Himself will shepherd His sheep. He will seek them out. He will rescue them. He will save. He will gather them in. In other words, the Good Shepherd will take care of His own sheep.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
09/04/22

Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 (Pentecost 14: Series C)

The heart of your sermon is the promise that God, in Jesus, has sought and found each of us. He receives us sinners and invites us to eat with Him at His table.
Travis Scholl
Travis Scholl
09/04/22

Epistle: 1 Timothy 1:(5-11)12-17 (Pentecost 14: Series C)

This is why Paul is still an “example” for us. If this is what God in Christ can do with “a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence," imagine what God in Christ can do with you and me.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
09/02/22

1 John 2:15-24: Antichrist Destroying Faith in the Promise

The smallest amount of Holy Spirit-created faith defeats every antichrist belief we hold.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
08/31/22

The word, Word

The power of the Word of God is the power of God himself, for he is always faithful to his Word.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/28/22

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

These words direct the people of God how to live in their identity as God’s children. We would say, this is the reality of our baptismal identity!
Travis Scholl
Travis Scholl
08/28/22

Epistle: Philemon 1-21 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

Love bids us to choose life, always life, because the love of Jesus has already set us free for a life beyond our wildest imagination.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/28/22

Gospel: Luke 14:25-35 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

The reason nothing can come before Jesus is because nothing endures beyond the grave except for Jesus.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/27/22

Epistle: Philemon 1-21 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

As the Spirit does His work, He produces new ways of living for individuals, households (like Philemon’s) and communities, that is, the Church.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/23/22

Your Church Isn't Jesus

Don't lose hope. Don't avoid church on Sunday morning.
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