The Shepherd Who Sees Our Stains
By Aaron Boerst
09/19/25
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The Shepherd Who Sees Our Stains

God leads us to green pastures. He comforts us with his grace in our darkest valleys.
Spiritual But Not Useless
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/18/25

Spiritual But Not Useless

Christian spirituality is not a flight from the world, but a deep dive into its brokenness.
When Silence Speaks: A Christian Call to Restraint in the Age of Opinions
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
09/17/25

When Silence Speaks: A Christian Call to Restraint in the Age of Opinions

At the end of the day, what do you want to be known for? Your opinions, or your Savior?

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/13/24

Bread and Belief: On the True Bread and the Faith that Leads to Everlasting Life

True religion or true faith is heavenly. It understands that mankind’s only hope has to come from outside of itself.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
09/12/24

What is Life, but Christ?

The central message of Christianity is not a worldview, a way of life, or a program for personal or societal change; it is a person and the message of the cross.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
09/06/24

Psalm 2: Kiss the Son

This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/03/24

With All Boldness

Despite the best efforts of that council to silence Jesus of Nazareth and his message, it wasn't enough. Jesus was alive.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/29/24

The Martyrdom of John the Baptist

What a small thing in the big picture to give his head for the Head of the Church who would give his life for John and all sinners.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/27/24

Yours Is the Victory

Press on, church. Yours is the victory through Jesus Christ your Lord.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
08/22/24

God's Self-Revelation in Nature

Nature ends in stinging judgment from its Creator.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
08/21/24

God's Use of Nature

As both law and gospel are proclaimed, judgment and deliverance are miraculously pronounced over the hearer.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/29/24

For the Desperate, Who Wish to See God

God can never really be said to be ignoring us, even if our experience with God at any given moment is that he is.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/02/24

The Never-Children Are His Always Children

In Christ, this world’s never-children are his always-children, because he isn’t a God of death, after all.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
06/26/24

The Testimony of Baptism

A miracle happened right before our very eyes.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/12/24

Minding Moltmann: Musings on the Legacy of a Theological Giant

Moltmann is gone now, but his theology will continue to provoke and provide.
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