Inception and the Paradox of Grace
By Bradley Gray
07/09/25
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Inception and the Paradox of Grace

Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.
Only Christ, Not OnlyFans
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/08/25

Only Christ, Not OnlyFans

We don’t flinch at sin. We speak Christ into it.
What Makes a Saint: A Saint is a Sinner
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/07/25

What Makes a Saint: A Saint is a Sinner

One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.

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Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
01/04/19

The Birth of the Confessing Church

When bishops err we must not follow...We must obey God before man.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
12/24/18

Merry Christmas, Charles the Great!

The celebration of He who came in humility, who would upend the Kingdoms of this world, was eclipsed by men grasping at the power of each other’s supposed kingdoms.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
12/13/18

Mary's Magnificat

It is the sort of joy that is brought about by the mutual consolation of the saints when they encourage one another through hard times.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/08/18

A Cynic Walks into a Church

The more that we hear the law, the more we recognize others as those who, like us, are torn and tattered by the wounds of sin and brokenness.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/18/18

Patience Under the Mercy of Christ

God has forgiven you. That is an objective fact. You can reject it, but it is nevertheless true.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/14/18

Seeing Samson's Cross-Eyed Reflection

For the past twenty years that I've been a Christian, I've not found any evidence in my reading of Judges 13-16 that qualifies Samson for the "book of faith" (Hebrews 11).
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
09/11/18

The Difference Between Belief and Ideology

When we Christians shoehorn Creedal Christianity into any of these ideological positions we obscure the Gospel mingling it with the Law and strip the Good News of its catholicity.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
08/23/18

Hearing the Gospel with Old Testament Ears

As a bass player, when I listen to music, I listen for what the bassist is doing. But, when I listen to music in my 2004 Honda Civic I have a problem: only one of the four speakers works.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
08/15/18

A Look at True Proclamation of the Gospel

The Confessions instead look forward and provide a critique of the world and of all my various religions and idolatries.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
07/20/18

Confessionalism and Why It’s Important

Where once we confessed reliance only in ourselves and our own power, now we confess reliance on Christ alone. So, for our relationship before God, our confession of faith matters.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
07/19/18

Worth Your Meditation

Our meditation listens to the King of Kings when He says; it is finished.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
07/06/18

Put it to a Vote: The Importance of the First Council of Nicea

The question at hand was quite short, “Who is Jesus Christ?
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