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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Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
09/28/18

Theses 22-24: The Wisdom of the Cross

A part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation.
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.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/25/18

I’d Never Go to That Church

Would you go to the church on the corner knowing that the pastor is an ex-con?
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
09/25/18

The Belief Cure

We try believing in more abstract concepts: justice, happiness, and self-improvement, only to find that we can never truly grasp which standards should be accepted and which should be rejected.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
09/24/18

Thesis 21: When Good is Evil and Evil is Good

This a part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
09/21/18

Theses 19-20: God and the Unworthy Theologian

This a part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation
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.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
09/17/18

The Law According to Jordan Peterson

My biggest criticism of Peterson’s mantra is that it seems to be exclusively a message of Law in a world in desperate need of grace.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
09/14/18

Theses 16-18: Adding Sin to Sin

A part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
09/13/18

The Habits of Grace

Only because He is an outsider can he afford the costly fee insiders could never afford no matter how hard they work.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
09/12/18

The Unfair Judge

On the cross, God removed the load of every single one of your sins and placed it instead on Christ. Then, He clothed you with the fullness of His holiness and perfection.
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