Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
By Bruce Hillman
05/09/25
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Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.
Because He Lives, He Goes With Us
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/08/25

Because He Lives, He Goes With Us

Christ does not hide his wounds. He offers them.
A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
05/07/25

A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide

The church does not await a verdict; she proclaims one.

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Roland Ehlke
Roland Ehlke
08/30/21

John Locke, Reason, and Revelation

Despite his trust in empiricism, throughout his life, Locke never entirely let go of the inspired Scriptures—or perhaps more accurately, the Scriptures never let go of him.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/28/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 35:4-7a (Pentecost 15: Series B)

The text gives beautiful imagery of the “waters of life” and how they will transform the dead and barren and bring new life.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/28/21

Epistle: James 2:1-10, 14-18 (Pentecost 15: Series B)

To act according to a “theology of glory” that exalts in money and status at the cost of your brothers and sisters who are hurting or suffering in any way is to act in the opposite way of Christ.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/28/21

Gospel: Mark 7:(24-30) 31-37 (Pentecost 15: Series B)

Jesus does not remain at a distance from our suffering. He fully enters it and bears its burden.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
08/25/21

The Two-Faced God

Although God is always closer to us than the nose on our face, he has not taken the wraps off and given any sinful and mortal human being a full-measure, face-to-face meeting.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/23/21

The Mountainous Gospel of God

Calvary is our mountain of pardon. It is the place which reveals most definitively God’s plan to redeem and reconcile sinners to himself.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/21/21

Gospel: Mark 7:14-23 (Pentecost 14: Series B )

Our enemy is both external AND internal. Outside of us AND inside of us. It is the old evil foe who prowls around us AND the old Adam who wreaks havoc inside each of us.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/21/21

Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-20 (Pentecost 14: Series B )

No soldier enters the battlefield without protection. So, Paul teaches us what it means to be clothed in the full armor of God, whose might is our strength.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/21/21

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 (Pentecost 14: Series B )

These statutes are a description of what the child of God looks like—how they walk, talk, teach, live, and have their being!
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/14/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 29:11-19 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Hypocrisy continues to rear its head as the formalistic worship and worshippers neglect their LORD and their neighbor.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/14/21

Epistle: Ephesians 5:22-33 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Is this text about marriage or Jesus? The answer should be obvious by now: Yes!
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/14/21

Gospel: Mark 7:1-13 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

No longer do we read about Jesus promising to satisfy and raise and abide in His people. Instead, we encounter a Jesus who goes on the attack.
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