What does Baal have to do with Yahweh?
By Mark Duerr
11/09/26
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What does Baal have to do with Yahweh?

Yahweh tells his people that they “shall have no other gods before me,” he’s speaking into a culture whose very fabric is made up of the worship of other gods.
W.H. Auden on Martin Luther
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
11/04/26

W.H. Auden on Martin Luther

Auden understands Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith not as a mere theological platitude, a trick of biblical grammar, or a catchphrase for men to rally around.
A Saintly Mosaic
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
11/02/26

A Saintly Mosaic

Our Lord Jesus builds, forms, and fashions his church as an artist forms a mosaic.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Two Ways to Improve the Cross

There’s something very attractive about both the cross-ladder and the cross-crutches. In fact, there’s something about both of them that the woodworker within us finds eminently more appealing than the simple cross of Jesus.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
09/13/17

Crisis of Faith and Sufficient Grace

I spend a lot of time talking to people in coffee shops. Some share my Christian faith, some are exploring and questioning faith and others have left the church, having had a crisis of faith.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
09/12/17

To the Crazy Ones

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
09/01/17

The Restoration of Hell

As the devil awakens after a long slumber, recovering from the resurrection event, he finds his shackles loosened and the glorious screams of torment throughout his dark empire
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/31/17

Luther’s Bondage of the Will: An Uncompromising Gospel

Desiderius Erasmus and many humanists had for a while held out hope for Luther’s call for reform and many of the reformers were themselves, to some degree, humanists.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/29/17

Faith Praises God As Giver

We focus on what we have, what we don't have, and how and when God is going to give us what we need. This the opposite of faith.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
08/24/17

A Cup of Kindness for a Cup of Death

One thing that makes John different than the other three Gospels is the absence of the Lord’s Supper.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
08/16/17

Extra Nos (Outside Ourselves)

Christ is the answer to both the Who and the how of our extra nos salvation.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
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Go And Be Dead

We sinners share a common problem when it comes to Jesus’ parables. We read them with an eye to our own righteousness.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Grace Is Karma's Worst Nightmare

We get the exact opposite of what we deserve.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/08/17

Not An Arbitrary and Capricious God

We were created by our heavenly Father to receive all things from Him as free gift.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Congratulations, You Are Being Rescued… Please Do Not Resist

Just when we think we had it all under control, Christ breaks into the midst of our futile efforts to save ourselves.
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