Trading Nostalgia for the Bread of Life
By Bradley Gray
03/17/26
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Trading Nostalgia for the Bread of Life

There has never been an opportune moment to put all your trust, faith, and hope in God.
The Flock You Didn't Assemble: Pastoral Wisdom in a Non-Monolithic Church
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
03/16/26

The Flock You Didn't Assemble: Pastoral Wisdom in a Non-Monolithic Church

The Church’s unity is not uniformity in every matter of her well-being. It is faithfulness in what constitutes her being.
Why Christian Tradition: Why Peace and Sending
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/13/26

Why Christian Tradition: Why Peace and Sending

Worship never existed as escape from the world, but preparation for life within it.

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David Rufner
David Rufner
12/08/17

A Lost Prayer in the Valley of the Gods

God graciously bursts our foolish plots by coming our way, into our very flesh, and being God with us.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
12/06/17

Something Worth Hoping For

“Putting hope in the cross of Christ means putting hope outside of anything – mentally, physically or even spiritually – you do.”
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
11/29/17

United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part I)

We are all sojourners in a perilous cosmos, what is sometimes conceptualized as the theology of the pilgrim.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/06/17

Out of the Depths: When Churches Become Crime Scenes

For since it was not enough that the Lord of heaven and earth hung on our every word, the Word came down from heaven and hung upon the cross.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/17/17

Freed From The Dope of Religion, The Losers Win

We are forgiven for Christ’s sake. Losers set free to trust in God’s promises.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
10/02/17

My Father, Bo Giertz (Part I)

Papa was an incredibly stimulating man who was full of life and made life rich for those found in his path.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/26/17

Days of Trouble

Satan cannot stand the Gospel, and so he goes to work to undermine and render God’s Word an impotent and absurd message.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/23/17

I Don't Know How to Pray

How strange and yet how comforting: God prays to God for us, the Spirit to the Father. He sees through the fog of our emotions to what we truly need.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/14/17

Two Ways to Improve the Cross

There’s something very attractive about both the cross-ladder and the cross-crutches. In fact, there’s something about both of them that the woodworker within us finds eminently more appealing than the simple cross of Jesus.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
09/13/17

Crisis of Faith and Sufficient Grace

I spend a lot of time talking to people in coffee shops. Some share my Christian faith, some are exploring and questioning faith and others have left the church, having had a crisis of faith.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
09/11/17

In the Face of Suffering

During my recent trip to visit my daughter and her family, my son-in-law got me hooked on Leah Remini’s A&E show, Scientology and the Aftermath.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/25/17

It's OK to Be an Average Parent

Being a run-of-the-mill, mediocre parent is a gift to your children. It models for them what life is all about: the little things, the overlooked things, the minuscule elements of daily life that—in various ways—are God’s gifts to us.
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