By Bradley Gray

01/19/26

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Behold the Lamb

The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

Steven Paulson

01/16/26

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.

Steven Paulson

01/15/26

Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.

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Donavon Riley

04/29/21

God Adds to The Number of Our Days

God leads us to the refuge that’s more secure and safe than any man-made thing, more than anything we own, more than anything that owns us.

Kelsi Klembara

04/27/21

When God Says No

When we come to God with our faithful obedience to make a case for our just cause, we expect to hear his deliverance in the form of a "yes."

Sarah Crowder

04/26/21

What's Your Sign? Birth Charts and Astrology

People are searching for connection, direction, and hope in a troubled world, and we can use their star-shaped questions to point them to the shape of the cross.

David Schmitt

04/25/21

Gospel: John 15:1-8 (Easter 5: Series B )

Jesus is the vine. You are His branches. And God the Father delights to bring the inside out.

Martin Luther

04/24/21

How Sinners Get to Heaven

Now, if there were another way to heaven, doubtless, he would have made it known to us.

Ken Sundet Jones

04/22/21

Relax, It's Me: How Jesus Saves Us From Doubt and Despair

For those of us who recognize the disciples’ despair in ourselves, Jesus comes with the same word: “Relax, it’s me. Peace be with you.”

Gretchen Ronnevik

04/21/21

An Excerpt from Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted

This is an excerpt from the introduction of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted written by Gretchen Ronnevik (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now available for preorder.

Peter Nafzger

04/17/21

Gospel: John 10:11-18 (Easter 4: Series B)

He continues to gather other sheep in, and He does it through the selfless serving and the gracious speaking of His people.

Ken Sundet Jones

04/17/21

Another 500th Anniversary: Luther at the Diet of Worms

The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.

Peter Nafzger

04/11/21

Gospel: Luke 24:36-49 (Easter 3: Series B)

After more than a year of facing our collective mortality as a species, the promise of a physical resurrection is welcome news.

Daniel Emery Price

04/10/21

Christ's Words of Comfort: Matthew 11:28-30

Jesus is proclaiming the good news that he has come to put an end to laboring to be loved by God.

Valerie Thur

04/09/21

Christ's Words of Comfort: John 16:33

The cross is not some mystic metaphor for the change we must undergo before our self-realization, but the earth-shattering event that changed the course of eternity.

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