Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside
By Bradley Gray
10/28/26
19mins

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.
The Other History of Feminism
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
10/27/26

The Other History of Feminism

Christianity does not locate freedom in radical autonomy. It does not tell either men or women that happiness consists in escaping obligations arising from relationships we did not entirely choose.
Christ Died for Losers: Confessions of a Padres Fan
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
10/26/26

Christ Died for Losers: Confessions of a Padres Fan

Jesus never promised me a World Series championship. He never promised that my children would always succeed or that life would go according to plan. He promised something better.

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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/26/21

Preaching the Apologetic Edge of the Deity of Christ

Preaching is the first line of defense and catechetical offensive against these corrosive falsehoods.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
09/25/21

Gospel: Mark 10:2-16 (Pentecost 19: Series B )

God’s promise never to separate us from the love of Jesus means that our security, and our confidence, and our forgiveness—even for our part in past divisions—depends entirely on His faithfulness and not ours.
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
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.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/18/21

Gospel: Mark 9:38-50 (Pentecost 18: Series B )

You cannot “be what you want to be” and follow Jesus. Jesus has a higher calling for you, a calling which is more personal.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/16/21

Leah: Waking up with the Wrong Sister

Rachel was the beloved wife, to be sure, but she was not the maternal link between Eve and Mary. That blessed position belonged to Leah.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
09/15/21

The Gospel According to Norm

Just like in the previous interview, I had to rewind to make sure I was hearing all this right. Yeah, that's actually what he said.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/11/21

Old Testament: Jeremiah 11:18-20 (Pentecost 17: Series B )

The “Lamenter” does not ask to carry out the vengeance/action himself, rather He trusts the LORD God to take care of business.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/11/21

Gospel: Mark 9:30-37 (Pentecost 17: Series B )

Jesus takes that which is overlooked and unappreciated and celebrates this child as the place where God is at work.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
09/11/21

God's Response to Evil: Remembering 9/11

When sin comes out of the shadows and makes itself known, Christians can rest in and declare Christ's resurrection.
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