The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down
By Bradley Gray
10/02/25
23mins

The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down

He doesn’t consume us, even though that is what we deserve. Instead, Jesus comes down to us and consumes all our sin by taking it on himself.
When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/01/25

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
09/30/25

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

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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.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/05/17

Not The What, But The Who...

Jesus is the "because" and "therefore" of our salvation because He died for our sin
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
08/29/17

A Salvation Insurance Policy

The sight of indulgences being bought and sold is just not something I witness on a regular basis.
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.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
08/25/17

When We Get Our Spiritual House In Order, We’ll Be Dead

However, right before I affirmed her proposal, it dawned on me, “Isn’t every worship service and Bible study for those struggling with faith, life, and fear?!”
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.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
08/24/17

Who’s Your Canaanite?

Standing before Jesus is one of the cultural groups that the Lord sought fit to eradicate for their wickedness to preserve the line that would eventually birth Jesus.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
08/17/17

Jesus is Not Your Prince Charming

An orphan girl lives a monotonous life filled with loneliness serving as a slave to her stepmother and stepsisters.
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
08/17/17

There Despite the Grace of God Go I

Our Lord has told us not to make these fine distinctions in grades of sin.
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.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/12/17

How to Prepare for the End of the World by Frying Bacon

The love of God in Jesus is our confidence when the world seems to teeter on the brink of self-destruction.
David Rufner
David Rufner
08/11/17

Look Upon the Tree

Every age gives cause for both hopefulness and despair.
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