The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
By Scott Keith
07/16/25
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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Faith That Waits
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/01/19

Sin is Boring

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. It can get ahold of a person and turn him all the way in on himself. What seemed a brief reflection lingers for hours, days, weeks, even years.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
07/01/19

Freedom from Food Piety

Our righteousness and the righteousness of our neighbor have nothing to do with what we eat or do not eat.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/28/19

Crucifying Religion

The following is an excerpt from “Crucifying Religion” written by Donavon Riley (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/25/19

Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds, but Jesus Does

Our past, present, and future receive healing from Jesus’ wounds.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/24/19

The Gospel Doesn’t Blow Smoke

It was during one of these garbage burns, however, that I was bathed in a fresh remembrance of grace.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
06/20/19

Epistle: Galatians 3:23-4:7 (Pentecost 2: Series C)

Baptism demolishes all boasting, for it is passively received and all that is received is pure gift. No one can, therefore, boast a better salvation than another.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
06/19/19

Blaise Pascal: Theologian of the Head and the Heart

Perhaps best known for his “wager,” Pascal is often associated with this curious argument for the existence of God and eternal blessedness.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
06/18/19

Vice, Virtue & the Christian

Naturally each individual forgets the beam in his own eye and perceives only the mote in his neighbor’s. One will not bear with the faults of the other; each requires perfection of his fellow.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/14/19

Christians in a Time of Pride and Shame

Shame is shameful. That may seem obvious but ponder this observation from the authors of Scenes of Shame: “Shame, indeed, covers shame itself—it is shameful to express shame.”
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
06/12/19

Stop Sign Theology

All I need to know about your spiritual condition, I can discover by watching you drive your car. What I’ve learned is that everyone is a lawbreaker, including me. It’s as simple as asking a few short questions about your driving habits...
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/11/19

Water, Blood, and Spirit...That's the Thing

The Holy Spirit keeps us in faith and pours us out into the world so others may also hear and believe.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
06/10/19

A Communion of Saints for the Forgiveness of Sins

The Holy Spirit gathers us together and keeps the church in the true faith, and He does it all by way of the Gospel.
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