The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down
By Bradley Gray
10/02/25
23mins

The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down

He doesn’t consume us, even though that is what we deserve. Instead, Jesus comes down to us and consumes all our sin by taking it on himself.
When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/01/25

When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations

This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/30/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s new book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 311 and 335

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
01/14/20

There's Nothing Wrong with You

It may seem like a radical statement, but in Christ Jesus, there’s nothing wrong with you.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
01/09/20

The Offensive Law, and Salvation Without Regret

Do not be afraid of seeing the depths of your depravity. Do not be offended, because the story doesn’t end there, and it’s completion is glorious.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
01/01/20

A New You

Looking back on the year, the narrative we’re fed is that we should be able to show how much we’ve grown, how much we’ve done, all the successes we’ve had, how improved we are.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
12/30/19

Groaning-God

Into the suffocating prison of sorrow, God sends his Breath, his Holy Spirit to help us. We may suffer, but we will not be alone.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
12/26/19

The End is in Sight

We think that if we are good enough, brave enough, or at least if we try hard enough, we will be someone who can be both fully known and fully loved.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
12/20/19

The Promises of Advent: Suffered and Died

Should we really be surprised that it would happen this way, that the servant would suffer for our salvation and die for our forgiveness?
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
12/16/19

Grace is Reckless.

By every conceivable category, grace shouldn't exist. It shouldn't have been bestowed. It's the card in God's trick we never saw coming.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
12/10/19

The Good News That We Can't Save Ourselves

Most days, we're not okay. We're not good enough, strong enough, or "Christian" enough.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
12/05/19

When Brokenness isn't Enough

Our brokenness cuts deeper than just the times when we recognize it needs to be fixed.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
12/03/19

The Promises of Advent: Born of a Virgin

God does not combat the impending armies of Satan with might and power, but with the weakness of a babe.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
12/03/19

The Promises of Advent: Will Conquer Satan

The Son of Eve disarmed Satan’s hold on humanity, not with an earthquake, atomic bomb, or brilliant essay, but with his dead body and final words, “It is finished.”
Robert Farrar Capon
Robert Farrar Capon
12/02/19

Faith Doesn't Paint Houses

I can only disbelieve you or believe you. If I disbelieve you, I go on being a miserable bore.
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