The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down
By Bradley Gray
10/02/25
23mins

The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down

He doesn’t consume us, even though that is what we deserve. Instead, Jesus comes down to us and consumes all our sin by taking it on himself.
When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/01/25

When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations

This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/30/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s new book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 311 and 335

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
09/14/17

The Only Sane Man in Gerasenes

This is a selection from, "A Path Strewn With Sinners" by Wade Johnston
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
08/24/17

Who’s Your Canaanite?

Standing before Jesus is one of the cultural groups that the Lord sought fit to eradicate for their wickedness to preserve the line that would eventually birth Jesus.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/20/17

Sure God Loves Me, But Does He Actually Like Me?

He’s the Grandpa who goes on and on about how delicious these mud pies are that we present to him. He laughs, honestly and sincerely, at our stupid jokes.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/18/17

Pastor, That’s Not Your Wife

The truth is, this church’s eyes wander very easily. You are there to make sure Jesus is clearly and constantly placarded before those eyes.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/07/17

A Confessing Church

A confessing church is a church more worried about souls than appearances, family lines, or institutional bottom-lines.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/31/17

The Goodness That Got You In

How did you become a Christian? This question is frequently asked in many Christian circles. Ask it and you will get one of a thousand different answers, but each will probably start with the same pronoun.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/29/17

Miscarriages: An Empty Cradle and a Full Hope

For every child in a mother’s womb, the whole host of heaven and earth, indeed God himself, intercedes.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
07/28/17

The Tolkien Option—Introduction

What do the events of good stories, like The Lord of the Rings teach us about the rise and fall of civilizations in our own world?
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
07/25/17

You Are Already Dead! So Live!

In Christ we are already dead to sin and the eternal consequences of sin. “There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,” writes Paul (Romans 8:1).
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
07/17/17

Meeting Melanchthon: The Conclusion

This short series has attempted to show that many, if not all, of the attempts that have been made to reveal or identify tensions or error in Melanchthon’s theology.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/13/17

The Tragic End Of Appealing To Man's Righteousness

Abraham didn’t understand God very well (at least not early on). I don’t say that as a dig against the Patriarch. I don’t think any of us understand God very well either.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
06/12/17

Fathers, Don’t Let Them Die

You have suffered your son to come unto Jesus; but fathers, don’t let him die!
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