This is an excerpt from the sixth chapter of Fear Not: How the Gospel Disrupts Our Deepest Anxieties by Luke Kjolhaug (1517 Publishing, 2026).
09/25/26
We draw near because Christ our Mediator has gone where we never could, and he has brought us with him.
09/24/26
The Israelite God was different from all the other gods, thus, the worship of Yahweh differed from that of all other gods.
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08/28/19
The distinction between Christ-for-you and Christ-in-you can present a misleading dichotomy.
08/27/19
God is the only one who decides what we receive, when, and how it’s given to us.
08/26/19
God isn’t fooled by our fake piety. He would rather have us venting honestly than faking it.
08/26/19
Biblically speaking, we won’t find much evidence for a preordained spouse.
08/21/19
On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
08/15/19
The Holy Spirit is not ours to hunt down; rather, we are the ones relentlessly pursued by the word of Christ.
08/14/19
God isn't satisfied when we turn our backs on Him. No, he takes the initiative and goes after us. In fact, he obsesses over us.
08/13/19
It wasn’t that I didn’t love. I loved deeply, but I was also aware of the much deeper reservoir of self-love that kept me from ever loving fully.
08/13/19
Contrary to what pop-psychology, social media memes, and your sweet grandmother told you, you are not fine just the way you are.
08/12/19
Mere confrontation in the form of, “What you’re doing is wrong—you need to change yourself,” can never solve the root of our problem.
08/05/19
Martin Luther is not–or, at least should not–be the object of our affection.
07/29/19
The real problem with the way we talk about Baptism in particular, and the sacraments at all, is that we are simply afraid of letting God’s Word get us.
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