A Review of
By Amy Mantravadi
05/21/25
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A Review of "Raised in Splendor: The Hope of Glorification for a Secular Age by Jason B. Alligood

Alligood is at pains to stress that glorification is not the result of our own efforts any more than sanctification or justification.
Gone Fishin'
Aaron Boerst
Aaron Boerst
05/20/25

Gone Fishin'

Forgiveness from Jesus is always surprising to us.
On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/19/25

On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue

The Christ who rescues does not wait for you to be clean. He comes to clean you. He does not need your strength. He brings his own.

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Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
12/03/21

Implications of the Incarnation: The Incarnation is New Creation

Each week during this year’s Advent series, we will take a look at a specific implication of Christ’s incarnation. This week, we will discover how God reaffirms the goodness of his creation by making all things new in the incarnation.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/01/21

Advent's Double Helix

There is no other transitionary event in human history that warrants three full months of focused attention and persistent acknowledgment than the incarnation of the Son of God.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
11/30/21

The Antidote to "Sadvent"

If Jesus is indeed the same yesterday, today, and forever, everything his enfleshment brings is already assured: life, salvation, and forgiveness.
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
11/29/21

Waiting and Fulfillment and Surprise

In Advent we wait, in Christmas we rejoice over the coming of Christ in the fulfillment of the promises, and in Epiphany we celebrate the surprise, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
11/28/21

Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-7b (Advent 2: Series C)

The Messenger is coming—must come—because the LORD God has promised, and He is unchanging and always faithful no matter how unfaithful His people may be.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
11/28/21

Gospel: Luke 3:1-20 (Advent 2: Series C)

Like Isaiah and John, we look forward to that great and glorious day, trusting the resurrected One will return as He promised.
Justin Rossow
Justin Rossow
11/28/21

Epistle: Philippians 1:2-11 (Advent 2: Series C)

God is in control, and we are actively engaged in God’s work of saving the world.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
11/27/21

Thanksgiving Every Sunday

Is it possible to celebrate Thanksgiving every time we come together as God’s people as well?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/26/21

Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

In Genesis 1-2, the Lord reveals—or, at a bare minimum, starts dropping some big hints—that he will be quite comfortable becoming a human being himself someday.
Tyler Cronkright
Tyler Cronkright
11/25/21

The Family Table

We give thanks to the Father who has made a way for us to sit at his table.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
11/24/21

The Lord’s Thanksgiving

In the Lord’s Thanksgiving Supper, we are not served turkey, green bean casserole, and cornbread. We are served Christ.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/23/21

Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
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