By Mark Duerr

10/29/26

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Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

Bradley Gray

10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

Adam Francisco

10/27/26

The Other History of Feminism

Christianity does not locate freedom in radical autonomy. It does not tell either men or women that happiness consists in escaping obligations arising from relationships we did not entirely choose.

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Steve Kruschel

04/07/25

Through the Tombs of Kings: Zedekiah - Buried in Babylon

Due to his self-reliance, King Zedekiah ended his days as a lowly prisoner in Babylon.

Steven Paulson

04/03/25

Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?

The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.

Ryan Matthias

03/28/25

The Mountain of Two Meals

God’s people get the warm feast of victory, while God’s meal is prepared cold.

Bradley Gray

03/25/25

The Wounds We Run From: Severance and the Healing Found in Suffering

Devoid of the gospel of Jesus’s death and resurrection, sufferers are left to frantically run the halls of self-salvation, turning this way and that but never getting anywhere.

Steve Kruschel

03/24/25

Through the Tombs of the Kings: Uzziah - Buried Apart from the Kings

Uzziah was showing the most dangerous kind of pride – a pride wrapped up under the guise of religious service.

Steve Kruschel

03/06/25

Through the Tombs of the Kings: Asa - Laid In the Tomb He Made

This is the first installment in our Lenten series, Through the Tombs of the Kings, where Steve Kruschel explores God’s faithfulness to Judah’s kings—and to us—through life, death, and the burial of his Son.

Seth Moorman

03/04/25

Just Another Forty Days?

Repentance is not limited to a season.

Bradley Gray

02/20/25

Where Death Becomes Life

In the upside-down wisdom of God, the place of the cross becomes the place of life, absolution, and triumph.

Steven Paulson

01/23/25

Psalm 6: Wrestling with God

By the end of this prayer of wrestling, David finally has the strength to claim victory over his lying enemies.

Wade Johnston

01/13/25

Epiphany Every Day

Epiphany is one of the most important festivals of the church year, although often sadly overlooked.

Bradley Gray

01/10/25

Good News That Moves You

The gospel gives us faith, hope, and love, all of which proceed from Christ’s death and resurrection.

Wade Johnston

01/08/25

My Father's Business

Be relieved, whatever has had you anxious. He is with us and about his Father’s business, which is your salvation.

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