A Review of
By Amy Mantravadi
05/21/25
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A Review of "Raised in Splendor: The Hope of Glorification for a Secular Age by Jason B. Alligood

Alligood is at pains to stress that glorification is not the result of our own efforts any more than sanctification or justification.
Gone Fishin'
Aaron Boerst
Aaron Boerst
05/20/25

Gone Fishin'

Forgiveness from Jesus is always surprising to us.
On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/19/25

On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue

The Christ who rescues does not wait for you to be clean. He comes to clean you. He does not need your strength. He brings his own.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/02/18

Two Kings, Two Kingdoms

We are caught up in a battle between two kings and two kingdoms. And, whether we like it or not, we are ruled by one king or the other.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
10/01/18

The Abandoned

As I write this, I wonder if perhaps I am stretching things a bit thinking that it would be relevant to a considerably more sophisticated audience. Perhaps we already know the Gospel, that we are all sinners.
Jake Allstaedt
Jake Allstaedt
09/28/18

It Never Depended Upon You

I visited a senior man at his home the other day. I'll refer to him as “Jim.”
Tate Barber
Tate Barber
09/27/18

I May Not Be A Smart Man, But I Know What The Gospel Is

I am not a good Lutheran. I have only been around reformation theology for a few years.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/27/18

Your Jesus has Saved You

He begins with Jesus and ends with Jesus. He is not going to try to complete what Jesus starts.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
09/26/18

A Very Expensive Six-Pack

God’s grace is extended to the incorrigible alcoholic as well as to us, the more sophisticated sinners and drunks.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/25/18

Our Fingerprints Are All Over the Crimes of the World

The Christian sees himself or herself as one just as guilty as the rest of the world. But we see ourselves not just as what’s wrong with the world, but in the One by whom the world has been redeemed.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/20/18

Satan’s Two Favorite Lies

Jesus cuts right to the chase when it comes to the evil one. He calls the devil “a liar and the father of lies,”
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
09/20/18

Divorce Never Decreed

Then, Jesus our Groom, with His nail-scarred hands takes our hands and walks out with us from that ultimate courtroom, and into eternity – His eternity – and a never-ending wedding feast.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
09/18/18

Finding Good News in the Midst of a Hurricane

Hurricane Florence, or any natural disaster, can serve as a painful reminder of our own mortality, the futility of human ingenuity and strength.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/10/18

Theses 13-15: Freedom from Our Free Will

This is the seventh installment in our special series on Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation. Translation of Theses 13, 14 and 15 by Caleb Keith.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
09/06/18

NOT the Gospel

There was a TV show back in the ‘90s called “Dinosaurs” that I used to sneak into the living room at night to watch.
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