A Hidden God Revealed in Promise
By Jason Oakland
05/23/25
10mins

A Hidden God Revealed in Promise

God chooses to clothe himself in promises and hides himself in his word.
At the Edge of the Abyss
Ryan Matthias
Ryan Matthias
05/22/25

At the Edge of the Abyss

Jesus dove into the waters of baptism, plunging into our deepest need to rescue us.
A Review of
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
05/21/25

A Review of "Raised in Splendor: The Hope of Glorification for a Secular Age by Jason B. Alligood

Alligood is at pains to stress that glorification is not the result of our own efforts any more than sanctification or justification.

All Articles

Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
12/03/19

The Promises of Advent: Born of a Virgin

God does not combat the impending armies of Satan with might and power, but with the weakness of a babe.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
12/03/19

The Promises of Advent: Will Conquer Satan

The Son of Eve disarmed Satan’s hold on humanity, not with an earthquake, atomic bomb, or brilliant essay, but with his dead body and final words, “It is finished.”
Robert Farrar Capon
Robert Farrar Capon
12/02/19

Faith Doesn't Paint Houses

I can only disbelieve you or believe you. If I disbelieve you, I go on being a miserable bore.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
12/02/19

Old Testament: Isaiah 11:1-10 (Advent 2: Series A)

Isaiah 11:1-10 provides us with an Advent text capturing the beauty, excitement and reality of both the first coming of the Messiah and the second coming.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/02/19

Epistle: Romans 15:4-13 (Advent 2: Series A)

Paul argues that now as the Messiah has come and has achieved what the entire Hebrew Bible (i.e., the Old Testament) has been moving toward, the Scriptures can be read as an open book.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
12/02/19

Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 (Advent 2: Series A)

The problem is not that we are unrepentant. The problem is our contrition is too small.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/28/19

Thanksgiving with Capon

We long for the Great Thanksgiving that hasn’t happened yet.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
11/25/19

Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 (Advent 1: Series A)

Isaiah 2:1-5... is a beautiful eschatological prophecy focusing on the era of peace that comes along with the coming of the LORD.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
11/22/19

Back In Time

JFK was not the only national figure who died on November 11, 1963. Though his death certainly took up most of the headlines, the acclaimed writers C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley also died that day as well.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
11/21/19

Rescuing religion from culture: Friedrich E.D. Schleiermacher and the origins of Liberal Theology

If you want to boil Schleiermacher down to some foundation upon which to build up his theology, think feelings.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
11/18/19

Old Testament: Malachi 3:13-18 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

In many ways [this text] brings to mind Judgement Day and the separation of the sheep from the goats when Christ the King comes to take His treasured possession home to be with Him in the courts of everlasting life.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/18/19

Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
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