The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
By Scott Keith
07/16/25
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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Faith That Waits
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
06/23/21

A Guide to the Augsburg Confession

The reformers were compelled to confess the true faith and challenge corrupt practices—this is what the Augsburg Confession is about.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
06/21/21

Keeping the Law in its Place

Our certainty is of Christ, that mighty hero who overcame the Law, sin, death, and all evils.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
06/19/21

Old Testament: Lamentations 3:22-33 (Pentecost 5: Series B)

In the overall context of Lamentations this text stands out as a breath of fresh air, or perhaps more accurately, words of relief after so much dismal lamenting!
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
06/19/21

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15 (Pentecost 5: Series B)

If you truly love the brethren, you will not grudge to help them in their distress.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
06/19/21

Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 (Pentecost 5: Series B)

The people you serve are still hanging on by a thread, which is another way of saying they are living by faith.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
06/17/21

The Scandalous Blessing of Makarios: An Introduction to the Beatitudes

The only one truly blessed of God, who in himself is God’s incarnate makarios, surrounds himself with a multitude of the accursed, the non-makarios.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
06/15/21

The Christian Men of Jane Eyre

It is not her sacrifices that define Jane's faith, but her belief in the one who sacrificed for her.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
06/14/21

I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

This is an edited excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Jacob Corzine
Jacob Corzine
06/13/21

Preaching Perfection

Whenever Jesus explains the commandments they get harder to keep, not easier.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
06/12/21

Old Testament: Job 38:1-11 (Pentecost 4: Series B)

The fact that the LORD answers Job is a great gift of love and mercy, but He does not provide the answers Job seeks.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
06/12/21

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 (Pentecost 4: Series B)

This faith bears fruit, but it may be fruit that turns upside down the world’s values.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
06/12/21

Gospel: Mark 4:35-41 (Pentecost 4: Series B)

The only one who is truly worthy of fear shows He cares for His disciples and desires to save them. Not only them, but all who are perishing.
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