The Flock You Didn't Assemble: Pastoral Wisdom in a Non-Monolithic Church
By Russ Lackey
03/16/26
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The Flock You Didn't Assemble: Pastoral Wisdom in a Non-Monolithic Church

The Church’s unity is not uniformity in every matter of her well-being. It is faithfulness in what constitutes her being.
Why Christian Tradition: Why Peace and Sending
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Why Christian Tradition: Why Peace and Sending

Worship never existed as escape from the world, but preparation for life within it.
Giving Up Your Pietism
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Gretchen Ronnevik
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Giving Up Your Pietism

For many years, I held piety as my god.

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The Widow's Lesson

What do we learn from the widow? We learn how to be dependent upon God.
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An Excerpt from Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation

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The Word that Frees: The Reformation's Enduring Legacy

Our faith is precisely where Paul puts it, namely, in the blood of Christ.
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The Surpassing Certainty of God’s Love

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The Shallowness of Happiness

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Blessing upon Blessing in Marriage and Family

Jesus loved us and gave himself up to save us. He would not abandon you to your hurt or cast you away because of the hurt you caused others.
Donavon Riley
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The Courage to Rise After Each Fall

Let your soul grieve, yes, but don’t let it be eaten alive by worry.
Kathy Morales
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Tech and Vocation: A Christian Perspective on Generative AI

Jesus has instituted his living-breathing disciples, his shepherds in his church, to declare the full forgiveness of sins.
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A Righteousness that is By Faith

To obtain this righteousness, you have to admit you don’t have it and could never produce it on your own because you are unrighteous.
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