Only Christ, Not OnlyFans
By Donavon Riley
07/08/25
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Only Christ, Not OnlyFans

We don’t flinch at sin. We speak Christ into it.
What Makes a Saint: A Saint is a Sinner
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/07/25

What Makes a Saint: A Saint is a Sinner

One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.
Freedom Beyond Strength and Wisdom
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
07/04/25

Freedom Beyond Strength and Wisdom

Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.

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Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
10/07/21

Martha: Herald of the Gospel

Martha’s pain is not met by a to-do list. Jesus’ reply is not that she should try harder or change her behavior
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
10/05/21

The Bible and How to Read It - Part 3: How Do I Understand It?

We must be careful in how we use Bible verses to establish Scriptural truth both to others and to ourselves.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
09/30/21

Mary: When Gabriel was Frightened by Mary

Grace does not emancipate us from any requirement of obedience. Rather, grace allows Jesus to be obedient on our behalf that the righteous demands of the law can be fulfilled.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
09/29/21

So I Can Just Do Whatever I Want?

There are plenty of reasons why you do not already do whatever you want out of fear of the law, and you will find these reasons persist and remain long after the gospel has its way with you.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/25/21

Repentance In Your Name vs. Repentance In Christ's Name

To repent in his name is done thus: in those who believe in Christ God through the same faith works a change for the better, not for a moment, nor for an hour, but for their whole life.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
09/24/21

In Search for the Meaning of Grace

Except for the Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon’s Loci communes of 1521 were the most important of his writings.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
09/23/21

Deborah and Jael: Thelma and Louise Defeat God's Enemies

God uses the unlikely, the unexpected, and sometimes even the unsavory to deliver us and to crush the heads of his enemies
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/22/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 6)

For Luther, Erasmus’ Christ-less, Spirit-less theological conclusions demonstrated that behind his supposed humanistic optimism lay a profound despair and pessimism.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/20/21

The Grace of Falling Up the Stairs

The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
09/18/21

Epistle: James 5:(1-12) 13-20 (Pentecost 18: Series B )

James makes it sound like prayer is actually effective, that God listens, God answers in line with our requests. Does James realize the questions he is raising?
Paul Koch
Paul Koch
09/18/21

Performance in the Pulpit

What is it to perform the Word? Is it to speak about it, to retell it, to illustrate it, to enlighten it? What?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/18/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 5)

For Erasmus, it would be better for people in general to bear the disease of moralism and choice than to be cured of it by the preaching and teaching of God’s unconditional election of sinners in Christ.
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