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Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
04/04/25

Albrecht Durer and the Reformation

Albrech Dürer is said to have brought the Renaissance north of the Alps and perfected the mass production and distribution of images.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/24/22

The Book that Brings Deliverance

Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
09/29/22

Paul on Romans 1:16

It seems to me that our greatest task is not that of seeking skills and methods whereby we can inject power into the gospel, but simply to beware lest we obscure the power that the gospel is
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
09/27/21

Good Words, Bad Words

The goal of language in the mouth of a Christian isn’t to hold power for ourselves but to give it.
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom
12/25/20

A Nativity Sermon

Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended, the power of death is broken, paradise is unlocked, the curse is taken away, sin is removed from us, error-driven out, and truth has been brought back.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/03/20

New Testament: Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 (Easter 5: Series A)

The Church is called to be Christ-like and that means reaching out in mercy to the widows, orphans and outcasts-the disenfranchised and helpless-like Christ Jesus gave example.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/08/20

Pilate's Baptism

The following is an excerpt from “The Sinner/Saint Lenten Devotional” written by Kyle G. Jones and Kathy (Strauch) Morales (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Matt Kroelinger
Matt Kroelinger
08/14/19

The Obsessive-Compulsive God

God isn't satisfied when we turn our backs on Him. No, he takes the initiative and goes after us. In fact, he obsesses over us.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
07/22/19

On the Quarterdeck

Did the suffering stop? No. It actually got worse. The commands of what exercise to do next sped up and intensified for both of us. The Guide was allowing himself to be smoked with me.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
05/12/17

When the Last Becomes First, and First Becomes Last

You are God’s people. Yet you are nothing in the world’s sight. To be honest, often less than nothing. Don’t feel bad, I’m nothing with you.
Larry D. Hughes
Larry D. Hughes
10/25/16

There Will Be Signs in the Sun and the Moon

In our time Christ has not left us bereft of unbroken signs of His promised return.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
04/21/14

Science and Religion, A Series

I will take a look at the locus classicus on the relationship between science and religion, Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Issues (1997) by Ian Barbour.
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