1. Baptism as My Comfort

    book
    08/28/20
    11 mins
    read
    By Delwyn Campbell
    The fact that baptism specifically unites me to Christ in his death means that I share in his sufferings in my identity, not in my activity.
    Baptism as My Comfort

  2. What If I Am Not Saved?

    book
    07/27/20
    14 mins
    read
    By Zack James Cole
    I rededicated my life as many times as I could when the guilt was unbearable. I would read my Bible more and pray more, yet I still struggled. I knew deep down, I was breaking God’s heart with my failure at being his child.
    What If I Am Not Saved?

  3. What the Radical Reformation Can Teach Us About Assurance

    book
    07/13/20
    16 mins
    read
    By Kelsi Klembara
    By basing our assurance on the promises of God, which we not only hope for in the future but live in now, the Christian can finally rest in the comfort that they are both saved and not responsible for their own salvation.
    What the Radical Reformation Can Teach Us About Assurance

  4. The Hidden God and My Hiding Place

    book
    06/26/20
    11 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    The God whom I met without a preacher is neither revealing nor hiding—but now, with a preacher, he has become my hiding place!
    The Hidden God and My Hiding Place

  5. The Baptism that Swallowed the Rocks

    book
    02/10/20
    23 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    The Church gathers around the Word and Sacrament in order to receive Christ and each other.
    The Baptism that Swallowed the Rocks

  6. Who Needs to Be Re-Baptized?

    book
    01/03/20
    11 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    Is there ever a time when someone needs to be re-baptized? Not if we believe that God is the one who does the baptizing.
    Who Needs to Be Re-Baptized?

  7. The Anti-Self-Help Prophet

    book
    12/10/19
    13 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    In the wilderness, God reaches down to show us that the only life is in one place: where there is water.
    The Anti-Self-Help Prophet

  8. The Preaching Thief on the Cross

    book
    11/20/19
    10 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    The kingdom of God is not a place, a thing, a concept, a philosophy, a spiritual force, or a state of being. The kingdom of God is a person.
    The Preaching Thief on the Cross

  9. David vs. Goliath: We're Teaching the Story All Wrong

    book
    08/28/19
    11 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
    David vs. Goliath: We're Teaching the Story All Wrong

  10. God Alone Saves, Right?

    book
    08/19/19
    10 mins
    read
    By Dominick Santore
    This is the God of the Holy Scriptures. He is the one who repeatedly saves, always preserving his people by providing rescue in situation after situation...
    God Alone Saves, Right?

  11. When to Pass on a Baptism Candidate

    book
    07/26/19
    10 mins
    read
    By Matt Johnson
    Everything was perfectly teed up to move the needle on the baptism metric, but I just couldn’t do it. I told her she shouldn't get baptized.
    When to Pass on a Baptism Candidate

  12. Jon Snow And Romans Seven

    book
    04/18/19
    10 mins
    read
    By Bror Erickson
    Season eight of the Game of Thrones has begun. It's the long-awaited finale, the end of the story we have all long been eagerly waiting for even as we fear the impending winter.
    Jon Snow And Romans Seven
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