When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations
By Donavon Riley
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When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations

This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s new book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 311 and 335
St. Michael, Defender of God’s People
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
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St. Michael, Defender of God’s People

Why did the church dedicate a day to St. Michael anyway? Who is he, and what does he do?

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John W. Hoyum
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Brandon Hanson
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Revelation 1:10-20 | What Kind of God Is This? Part 1 | 009

John had heard Jesus’ voice countless times and seen Him every day over the course of three years, and yet nothing could have prepared him for what he was about to witness.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
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Getting Saved, Doing Nothing

We are saved by grace, and strictly speaking, not by an offer.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
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If Only I Could...

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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
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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
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It Never Depended Upon You

I visited a senior man at his home the other day. I'll refer to him as “Jim.”
Brandon Hanson
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Revelation 1:10a | In the Spirit | 008

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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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
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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
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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.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Satan’s Two Favorite Lies

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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
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Divorce Never Decreed

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