The Shepherd Who Sees Our Stains
By Aaron Boerst
09/19/25
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The Shepherd Who Sees Our Stains

God leads us to green pastures. He comforts us with his grace in our darkest valleys.
Spiritual But Not Useless
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/18/25

Spiritual But Not Useless

Christian spirituality is not a flight from the world, but a deep dive into its brokenness.
When Silence Speaks: A Christian Call to Restraint in the Age of Opinions
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
09/17/25

When Silence Speaks: A Christian Call to Restraint in the Age of Opinions

At the end of the day, what do you want to be known for? Your opinions, or your Savior?

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Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
04/11/25

The Triumph of the Kingdom of God

Every earthly kingdom meets its end. All empires crumble and fall. But from the beginning, the kingdom of God, which Christ would rule, was said to be eternal.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
04/03/25

Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?

The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.
Ryan Matthias
Ryan Matthias
03/28/25

The Mountain of Two Meals

God’s people get the warm feast of victory, while God’s meal is prepared cold.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/19/25

Like a Mother Hen

Lent isn't simply a season. It's the Christian life in microcosm.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/13/25

Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?

Apart from the confession that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ of God who suffered and died for the forgiveness of sins and rose again to justify the ungodly, there is no Christian faith.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
03/06/25

Through the Tombs of the Kings: Asa - Laid In the Tomb He Made

This is the first installment in our Lenten series, Through the Tombs of the Kings, where Steve Kruschel explores God’s faithfulness to Judah’s kings—and to us—through life, death, and the burial of his Son.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
03/04/25

Just Another Forty Days?

Repentance is not limited to a season.
Joey Goodall
Joey Goodall
02/28/25

You Can't Sever the Saint from the Sinner

You cannot sever the saint from the sinner. Christians remain both simultaneously.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/25/25

The Incarnate Word

Despite the mathematical incongruity, the church confesses that Christ is one hundred percent human and one hundred percent divine.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
02/11/25

Singing with Simeon

Christians don’t need a bucket list. We’ve got the whole bucket: the Word fulfilled, life fulfilled, and life in full.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/30/25

The Gospel for All

There is no one — not now, not ever — who cannot be included in the family of God through the efficacy of Christ’s saving power.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
01/27/25

Jesus Provides

Jesus, the true Bridegroom, erases that mistake by his own compassionate, saving act. Isn’t this also a picture of the gospel?
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