Declared Clean
By Bradley Gray
05/26/26
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Declared Clean

The same words of hope and peace that were entrusted to Israel are available to all, to “everyone who believes” (Acts 10:43).
Can Theologians, Too, Be Saved?
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
05/25/26

Can Theologians, Too, Be Saved?

No one is harder to convert than a religious expert.
A Mouthful of God's Words
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/21/26

A Mouthful of God's Words

Jeremiah’s prophetic call isn’t a one-off moment. Unique though it was, it wasn’t wholly exclusive.

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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/03/19

The "External Word" Is the Authoritative Word of God, Too

The preached word ensured the work of the Holy Spirit, so long as it was the written word of the Gospel. Gospel preaching was the one domain in which we could be assured of the convicting, saving, and sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
01/27/19

Johann Gerhard's Homiletics

Gerhard's preaching categories ring true of descriptions ring true of the ways in which we attempt to communicate the Gospel in the twenty-first century. His words of advice deserve our attention too.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
01/22/19

Font to Table: Why Do So Many Churches Have Red Doors?

The red door was fair warning to pursuers that they could proceed no further.
Charles E. Fry
Charles E. Fry
01/15/19

The Legacy of Thomas Cranmer

Such faith is faith alone. Even our Spirit-produced fruit is not to be trusted. Rather, faith rests entirely in Christ’s work for us.
Walter Hwang
Walter Hwang
01/08/19

Where Are You?

I grew up playing baseball – mostly “street” baseball, with a bunch of friends. It was one of my passions in life.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
01/04/19

The Birth of the Confessing Church

When bishops err we must not follow...We must obey God before man.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
12/26/18

Come, Lord Jesus, Come

Advent is one big answer to the question of free will in matters of salvation. God is free. Our will is bound.
Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
12/24/18

Merry Christmas, Charles the Great!

The celebration of He who came in humility, who would upend the Kingdoms of this world, was eclipsed by men grasping at the power of each other’s supposed kingdoms.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
12/23/18

Christmas From Below

Christmas wrecks all attempts to penetrate God's hiddenness and seek him out in Heaven. He comes to us clothed in our humanity.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
12/10/18

Luther on the Verge: Burning the Papal Bull

The Pope Leo X used the psalm description of a boar uprooting grape vines in a vineyard as a metaphor for what the upstart German monk had been doing at that backwater university.
Charles E. Fry
Charles E. Fry
12/05/18

The Gifts of Luther’s Reformation

Luther’s theology lets the believer in Christ dwell under the cerulean sky of God’s unchanging grace.
Raleigh Sadler
Raleigh Sadler
11/29/18

Don't Share the Gospel with Me: Luther, Forde and a Seminarian

“Whatever you do, don’t share the Gospel with me?” Those were my exact words to my slightly mystified seminary professor. As he set his coffee down, I could tell that he was holding back in an effort to allow me to process what I was thinking.
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