Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

By Kelsi Klembara

10/30/26

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Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.

Mark Duerr

10/29/26

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.

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Jessica Delgado

02/05/19

What's Left to Do?

We are a people always seeking, always moving, always striving for more: it is the American way.

Valerie Thur

02/01/19

How to be Unapologetic in 2019

We don’t need another human to love us, so we become our own divinity full of self-directed, unconditional acceptance.

Wade Johnston

01/31/19

Jesus Ruins the Cause

From political parties to sports teams, we know all too well how quickly we can ruin a good thing, turning a temporal allegiance into a spiritual one

David Rufner

01/30/19

Jesus and Pint-Sized Preachers

Jesus is the heart of the Gospel, and the Gospel is Good News. But it is always Good News that comes to us best on the lips of another.

Donavon Riley

01/29/19

Jesus Increases People's Gladness

He comes to fill our old, stony heart with the new wine of his forgiveness.

Chad Bird

01/24/19

A Lament for the Killing of the Unborn

How long, O Lord, will the voice of children’s blood cry out to You from the ground?

Donavon Riley

01/24/19

We Go to God with Bold Confidence

We surrender confidence in God because we lack faith in Christ, and we lack faith in Christ because we rebel against the fact that each, single moment of self-destruction is nailed to that cross.

Valerie Thur

01/23/19

History is Written by the Victim

Any and all failure is re-written to portray us as either victor or victim.

Ryan Couch

01/17/19

The Myth of Christian Maturity

In a world where science tells us that everything is deteriorating and we’re all one day closer to our physical death it’s nice to think that there might be something we are getting better at.

Dominick Santore

01/14/19

Move, Before Death Comes...

I got your life application right here! First off, Happy New Year! It's 2019 and there's a sense of optimism floating about in the air.

Grant Klembara

01/04/19

The Birth of the Confessing Church

When bishops err we must not follow...We must obey God before man.

Cindy Koch

01/03/19

Our Identity Crisis

But the Creator of life and breath does not wait for Moses to identify with worthiness.

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