At the Edge of the Abyss
By Ryan Matthias
05/22/25
5mins

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.
Gone Fishin'
Aaron Boerst
Aaron Boerst
05/20/25

Gone Fishin'

Forgiveness from Jesus is always surprising to us.

All Articles

Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/25/20

Untranslatable Love

This is an excerpt from “Unveiling Mercy: 365 Daily Devotions Based on Insights from Old Testament Hebrew” written by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2020). Used with permission.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/24/20

An Everlasting Love

The kind of love we crave, that we will go to any lengths to find, is already present for us here and now. The Lord's love for us reaches into our hearts and soul.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
09/23/20

You Are Not White As Snow

David is unable to find an example to accurately compare the purity that flows from God washing a sinner. The winter snow is the best example David can come up with, but it still falls short.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/22/20

Discarding All Merit

It is impossible to obtain grace and the forgiveness of sins in any other way, manner, or measure than by hearing the Word of God about Christ and by receiving it through faith.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
09/20/20

Preaching an Awe-fully Mysterious and Wondrous God

As long as our illusions of control over storms and germs persist to govern our thinking, we will never be able to take the saving work of Christ as seriously we ought.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/20/20

Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27 (28-32) (Pentecost 17: Series A)

Jesus invites us to practice a faith that is bold. He invites us to trust in Him, without calculations.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/20/20

Epistle: Philippians 2:1-4 (5-13) 14-18 (Pentecost 17: Series A)

Throughout the Gospels there is no quality more closely identified by Jesus with the life of His people than humility which echoes His own.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
09/20/20

Old Testament: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 (Pentecost 17: Series A)

God desires that all men might be saved. The problem, the stumbling block, does not lie with God. The problem is one of man’s heart and spirit.
Edward Killian
Edward Killian
09/18/20

Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

Solomon did not write Ecclesiastes to bum you out. He wrote it to set you free.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/15/20

If God is for us, who can be against us?

"Whom shall we fear?" We fear no one. We're not afraid of anything. Instead, we wait for the Lord with good courage. He will strengthen our hearts, as the psalmist writes (Ps 27:1).
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
09/14/20

Is Scripture Literature?

Viewing the Bible as literature is an essential and natural way of engaging the text. But there are also ways in which this practice can get lost.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
09/13/20

Sermons on Hymn Texts

The Church's hymns help us see our own world from another—and perhaps not so different—vantage point that illuminates the impact of the work of Christ and the general providing and protecting activity of our Creator in our lives.
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