By Bradley Gray

07/09/25

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Inception and the Paradox of Grace

Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.

Donavon Riley

07/08/25

Only Christ, Not OnlyFans

We don’t flinch at sin. We speak Christ into it.

Daniel Emery Price

07/07/25

What Makes a Saint: A Saint is a Sinner

One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.

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Brandon Hanson

11/29/18

Revelation 2:8-11 | To the Church in Smyrna | 014

In the movie, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Jedi Master Yoda recounts the ancient Jedi teaching before a fearful Anakin, “Fear is the path to the dark side.

Donavon Riley

11/26/18

Are We Reading The Old Testament The Wrong Way?

Often, when we talk about the Old Testament, we talk about God's promises and work for his chosen people, Israel.

Chad Bird

11/23/18

Shocked by Hope in the R-Rated Book of God

As we enter into this year’s Advent season, this blog is a part of our series on the hope we find in, through and given by Christ, Each week’s installment will look at hope from a different perspective with special emphasis on corresponding passages of Scripture.

Wade Johnston

11/19/18

Enough is Enough

When we say in the benediction, “The LORD make His face shine on you,” grace is what we mean.

Scott Keith

11/16/18

Redline Bikes, Grace and the God of Hope

As we approach the Advent season, we are happy to introduce a special blog series on the hope we find in, through and given by Christ. Each week’s installment will look at hope from a different perspective with special emphasis on corresponding passages of Scripture.

Bruce Hillman

11/15/18

Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

What does it mean to be a child of God and to carry his image? This is a theological question, but it is a question necessary for our self-understanding

Rick Ritchie

11/15/18

God Can Hardly Wait to Fix That

He is holding you in the faith, even if you imagine your faith has failed you.

Chad Bird

11/14/18

The Most Frightening Question God Can Ask Us

But I can’t evade the question. And neither can you. Because every day God puts it to us. We don’t hear his voice, but nevertheless his voice echoes within us. Asking, prying, confronting us: What do you want me to do for you?

Brandon Hanson

11/14/18

Revelation 2:1-7 | To the Church in Ephesus | 013

ohn begins transcribing this first letter from Jesus to the Church of Ephesus, the Ephesians, his home congregation. In this letter, out of all seven letters, is contained the highest praise and the lightest rebuke.

Caleb Keith

11/07/18

Enthusiasm and the Enthusiasts

God acts through His Word and means in order to create, restore, and renew inward faith.

Wade Johnston

11/06/18

Against Such Things There Is No Law

Galatians 5 isn’t a move beyond Christ to the Christian life. Galatians 5 is the Christian life in Christ.

Valerie Thur

11/05/18

The House Who Built Us

The desire to go home—or to find the place where one truly belongs—is latent in every human being.

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