By Amy Mantravadi

09/29/25

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St. Michael, Defender of God’s People

Why did the church dedicate a day to St. Michael anyway? Who is he, and what does he do?

1517 Guest Contributor

09/26/25

Yardwork and the Antichrist

The Antichrist offers another continual presence. It is every whisper that tempts us toward autonomy, that tells us to carry it alone, that insists suffering is meaningless.

God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy

Bradley Gray

09/25/25

God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy

He is the God who always is, whose Word is true, and never fails. He is a God who acts and always does what he says he’s going to do.

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Donavon Riley

03/27/18

The New World

In elementary school, children are taught that America was a destination for Christians in search of religious freedom. But that’s not the truth.

Kevin McClain

03/26/18

To the Victor Go the Spoils

You have been invited to bring God’s grace to people who are dying for want of it.

Donavon Riley

03/13/18

The Sunny Side of The Street

God is for us in His foolish, scarred Word and Wisdom. Nothing is against us, nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.

Jessica Thompson

02/14/18

The Gospel for the Relational Failure

Today I want to give you some good news. It is good news for the relationship failure; for the one who is self-focused;

Brian W. Thomas

02/01/18

Let the Little Children Come to Me: A Sanctuary for Children

“In a culture that promotes self-interest, children in church learn that something much bigger and more important than themselves is going on in their midst."

Joel Hess

01/25/18

The Joy of Repentance

Repentance is not a call to improve. It is a call to die.

Donavon Riley

01/16/18

That is Good

A heart that wants nothing that is not from God can only occur by the Holy Spirit speaking the Gospel into our hearts.

Kelsi Klembara

01/09/18

Yes, But...

Yes, but. It's a phrase I find myself repeating often in life. When my husband asks for forgiveness, I too often respond, "I forgive you, but…” and then continue with a list of my grievances.

Daniel Deen

01/03/18

United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part 2)

Only a god could be wise. We are seekers, lovers of divine wisdom, but it is forever beyond our grasp due to human limitation.

Chad Bird

12/04/17

What a Trail Taught Me About Worship

In an age when the phrase “new and improved” applies to everything from phones to marriages, when we as a nation mimic juveniles, lustily pursuing the next new thing, the worst decision a church can make is to cater to this weakness.

Daniel Deen

11/29/17

United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part I)

We are all sojourners in a perilous cosmos, what is sometimes conceptualized as the theology of the pilgrim.

Cindy Koch

11/14/17

Those Who Dig For the Gospel

You are made new by the eternal satisfaction for sin in Christ, by the precious treasure at God’s right hand.

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