A Review of
By Amy Mantravadi
07/21/25
12mins

A Review of "The Church: A Guide to the People of God" by Brad East

“The Church exists to tell anyone and everyone who knocks on her door wondering what’s inside: Come and see” (pg. 58). Such reminders make The Church a worthwhile read.
What Christ Gave Up for Us
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/18/25

What Christ Gave Up for Us

The way of the cross is the actual way of victory. Jesus absorbs the worst of what humanity and even the devil can do to him, and he spurns the shame of it all.
The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
07/16/25

The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.

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David Schmitt
David Schmitt
07/05/20

Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 (Pentecost 6: Series A)

We cannot control the resistance of people to God’s Word, but we can trust in God’s power and promise to work through His Word.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
07/03/20

Declaration of Dependence

The gospel of Jesus Christ is also a declaration. It is a declaration of something that has already happened, “that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day."
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/01/20

A Real Estate Transaction that Preaches Redemption

Ever since the tragedy of the Garden, God’s plan of redemption has been in motion. His movement upon this world has never ceased, and it never will.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
06/28/20

Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30 (Pentecost 5: Series A)

Jesus did not come to be first. He came to be faithful, faithful to His Father’s mission for you.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
06/25/20

Our Signed and Sealed Adoption

He would not go back on his word, for his word is the word of the Father and the Spirit, and they all say “come.”
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
06/21/20

Gospel: Matthew 10:34-42 (Pentecost 4: Series A)

If your congregation promotes and supports “family values,” you should be prepared to take this text head-on.
Robert Farrar Capon
Robert Farrar Capon
06/15/20

The Hell of Bookkeeping

If the world could have been saved by bookkeeping, it would have been saved by Moses, not Jesus. The law was just fine.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
06/14/20

Epistle: Romans 6:12-23 (Pentecost 2: Series A)

The lordship of sin and its reign have been deposed by Jesus Christ. Nothing can stand to oppose those who are in Him.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
06/14/20

Gospel: Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 (Pentecost 2: Series A)

The Father in Heaven is the only one we have legitimate reason to fear. But in Christ, we learn that the Father knows His children intimately and values His children exceedingly.
Jared C. Wilson
Jared C. Wilson
06/10/20

The Lord’s Favor is On You

The enemy comes with his wounding, haunting words, and I stand behind my advocate Christ the Lord. He gives me more words, better words, truer words.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/09/20

Jesus Drowns Out The Storm Waves

As the storm waves of life crash into us, threatening to pull us down into the undertow of sin, Jesus comes and stands between us and the furious tides.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
06/07/20

Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-20) (Pentecost 2: Series A)

Before the sending is the gathering. Before the gathering is the compassion. Before the compassion is the seeing. And it all starts with a gracious God.
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