Psalm 14 (Part 1): The Fool Speaks!
By Steven Paulson
07/21/26
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Psalm 14 (Part 1): The Fool Speaks!

The certainty of faith is utter assurance because it depends upon nothing of your own. It is entirely trusting that God is a propitious, pardoning God—the God who justifies sinners by forgiving them.
Psalm 14 (Part 2): Christ Captivates Captivity!
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
07/23/26

Psalm 14 (Part 2): Christ Captivates Captivity!

Sinners get faith as a gift when Christ takes their captivity captive.
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Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
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Luther, the Turks, and Islam

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Wade Johnston
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God's Two Contradictory Words

Both these words, Law and Gospel, are from God. The sinner needs both of them. Both are true and good.
Jacob Corzine
Jacob Corzine
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The Law and the Terrified Conscience

Separating the Law from the conscience is not just bad because it makes the Law ineffective. If the Law and the conscience are not brought together, it also means leaving the conscience unaddressed and unassuaged when the Gospel is preached.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
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Epiphany in Middle-earth

Each of these little epiphanies in Middle-earth are like the star the magi saw arise in the sky, a light that reflects and points to Jesus who is the Light of the world.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
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Jesus The Antinomian?

The other day on Twitter, I saw someone insult their theological opponent with the term "free-gracer."
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Brandon Hanson
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Revelation 2:12-17 | To the Church in Pergamum: Part 2 | 016

Many say Balaam was a prophet, but this was not so. Balaam was no prophet. At least, not a prophet of Yahweh.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
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The Birth of the Confessing Church

When bishops err we must not follow...We must obey God before man.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
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What Sin?

Psalm 51 teaches two things: mercy and sin. But aren’t we already experts in sin? Why do we need God to teach it to us?
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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Come, Lord Jesus, Come

Advent is one big answer to the question of free will in matters of salvation. God is free. Our will is bound.
Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
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Merry Christmas, Charles the Great!

The celebration of He who came in humility, who would upend the Kingdoms of this world, was eclipsed by men grasping at the power of each other’s supposed kingdoms.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
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Christmas From Below

Christmas wrecks all attempts to penetrate God's hiddenness and seek him out in Heaven. He comes to us clothed in our humanity.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
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Revelation 2:12-17 | To the Church in Pergamum: Part 1 | 015

Jesus has a mighty weapon which is the weapon of His warfare, the sword of His mouth, the very Word of God.
Chad Bird
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My Favorite 12 1/2 Books of This Year

My nonfiction reads took me into Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and various varieties of Protestantism. Some of my favorites didn’t fall into neat and tidy categories, such as Jordan Peterson and Richard Selzer. It was difficult to narrow the list down, but here are my 12 1/2 favorites of the year.
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