Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
09/11/25
To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
09/10/25
The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 191-192.
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08/21/23
It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
08/11/23
Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
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08/07/23
God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
08/03/23
I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
07/26/23
A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
07/24/23
Only the resurrection of Jesus guarantees and facilitates divine presence and love to us as divine life for us.
07/13/23
While we wait in tribulation for our white robes (or pants) to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, we confess to one another our seen and unseen stains.
06/30/23
Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
06/28/23
Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
06/16/23
God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
06/08/23
Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
06/07/23
God cares about our real life where we actually are. He is present in the everyday.
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