Faith That Waits
By Bradley Gray
07/15/25
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Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.
Peace Be With You
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
07/11/25

Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/20/18

Bring Your Internet History to Church

Bring your black eyes and bruised hearts. Bring your criminal records and soiled pasts. Bring your same sex attraction and internet history. Jesus isn't afraid of your sin or your righteousness.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
04/20/18

Of Werewolves and Worldviews

We are called to proclaim the life, death, and resurrection of the Answer incarnate, Jesus Christ, and in love respond to the questions that inevitably arise against it.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
04/19/18

We Only Baptize Babies

God only baptizes babies. He only saves babies. He only resurrects babies.
Jake Allstaedt
Jake Allstaedt
04/19/18

We Are Nicholas

Pictures of God’s grace for us in and through His Son, Jesus, can be found in the most unlikely places. Recently, I witnessed one such picture of God’s grace during WrestleMania 34.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/10/18

God Is Our Salvation

Our gods expect us to be perfect, pure, and in constant control of our feelings and thoughts.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
04/09/18

Not Under Law… Say What Now?

There is just something about the idea of not being ‘under Law’ that sets off all kinds of alarms in the minds of many Christians.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/08/18

Ordering God from Amazon

So much religion is all about us getting this or getting that. The God who comes to us in Jesus is all about giving us himself over and over.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
04/04/18

Someone Over the Rainbow

I hate driving. I am more of a “pew-pew” guy than a “vroom-vroom” guy. I battle my own heart every day in Atlanta traffic.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
04/02/18

More Room at the Table

“Standing firm in the confession we share should not exclude us from inviting others into it.”
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/31/18

Come, You Strippers and Sunday School Teachers

Come to the feast where evil and good, wise and foolish, shameful and shaming are welcomed as citizens of the kingdom.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
03/30/18

Christ’s Fourth Word From the Cross: “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

Jesus was praying a Psalm. Psalm 22 to be precise, and both the Gospels of Matthew and Mark relay the story to us of Jesus praying that Psalm on the cross at the hour of His death.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
03/28/18

The Tolkien Option, Part 3: Escape

Jesus is the great Houdini of the grave for us. And through His death, He gives us the Great Escape from death that leads to the great joy of the Resurrection.
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