Peace Be With You
By Jason Oakland
07/11/25
5mins

Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/10/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 6-9.
Inception and the Paradox of Grace
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/09/25

Inception and the Paradox of Grace

Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/13/17

The Horror of the Same Old Thing

In other words, they had too much religion and not enough Yahweh. Or, to put it in New Testament terms, they worked so hard at being religious that they put Jesus out of work.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
03/08/17

Bearing Witness

When I first began to hear that the Bible’s good news was a whole lot less about me and a whole lot more about Christ, I just didn’t get it.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/07/17

When We Hear Grace And Peace

With the proclamation that grace and peace come through the bloody suffering and death of Jesus, we're awoken to the fact that God's grace covers all our sin and His peace calms our busy heart and mind.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
03/02/17

Eating Cheeseburgers for Lent

In the twinkling of that eye the perishable will become imperishable, and our bodies will be changed and become more glorious than we ever could have imagined.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
02/21/17

The Heart of Unbelief

The more I heard the song, the more I heard the heart of the Gospel in the song.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
02/16/17

Slaves of Sin Are Always 'Free' to Choose Deathly Things

Kierkegaard attempts to take us through Abraham’s mind as the patriarch prepares to sacrifice his son, his only son, his son whom he loves.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
02/15/17

The Get Down

Today, people often bemoan the loss of children in the church.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/13/17

Joy Has No Expiration Date: A Story of Love Worth Waiting For

Their love story was a long time in coming. He was 82 and she 74. And this was the first, and the last, marriage for both.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/07/17

God's Word of Law and Gospel

But when God's Word of Law and Gospel are tuned up, when they're properly distinguished, then Jesus' words rain down on us like thunderbolts.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/01/17

A Matter of The Gospel

A Christian is justified—saved from sin, death, and hell—by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
01/24/17

Spitting on Jesus

Last year, a friend I follow tweeted, “Calling yourself a sinner is spitting on all the work that Jesus did to make you a saint.”
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
01/24/17

You've Got Your Faith, I've Got Mine

When it comes to faith, God runs all the verbs. God's Spirit calls us by the Gospel. He enlightens us with His gifts.
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