When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations
By Donavon Riley
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When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations

This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136
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Chad Bird
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An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s new book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 311 and 335
St. Michael, Defender of God’s People
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
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St. Michael, Defender of God’s People

Why did the church dedicate a day to St. Michael anyway? Who is he, and what does he do?

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Martin Luther
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Tyler Cronkright
Tyler Cronkright
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Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

It turns out that when Elijah battled depression, God sent someone to just be with him. To comfort him.
Roland Ehlke
Roland Ehlke
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An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

In writing City of God, Augustine sought to demonstrate that the events of 410 were but a glimpse of all history.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
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Gospel: Mark 7:14-23 (Pentecost 14: Series B )

Our enemy is both external AND internal. Outside of us AND inside of us. It is the old evil foe who prowls around us AND the old Adam who wreaks havoc inside each of us.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
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Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-20 (Pentecost 14: Series B )

No soldier enters the battlefield without protection. So, Paul teaches us what it means to be clothed in the full armor of God, whose might is our strength.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 (Pentecost 14: Series B )

These statutes are a description of what the child of God looks like—how they walk, talk, teach, live, and have their being!
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
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Bernard of Clairvaux: Theologian of Love

This spiritual giant of the Middle Ages is worth considering on this anniversary of his death.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
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Can Body Positivity Overcome Our Bodies of Death?

As the body positivity movement has gained traction, we must also be aware of some of its pitfalls
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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Never Tell Me the Odds: On the Implausible and Improbable Deliverance of God

God picks the unexpected and the unlikely, and goes to the unforeseen places, stacking the odds against himself, in order that age after age might stand in open-mouthed wonder at his sovereignty in and over all things.
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Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Isaiah 29:11-19 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Hypocrisy continues to rear its head as the formalistic worship and worshippers neglect their LORD and their neighbor.
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Epistle: Ephesians 5:22-33 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Is this text about marriage or Jesus? The answer should be obvious by now: Yes!
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