The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow
By Bradley Gray
04/30/26
25mins

The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow

Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.
A Review of
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
04/28/26

A Review of "To Live Well: To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times" by Alan Noble

To Live Well is therefore not a general advice book, but a message suffused with the gospel.
Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
04/27/26

Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality

May we, as preachers, rise and proclaim that Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our spiritual hunger.

All Articles

Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
12/20/17

I Do Not Complete Me

A friend of mine recently expressed to me his rather unique thoughts on Narcissus.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
12/18/17

A Rebel’s Blessing

Her name meant “Rebel” or “Rebellion”. In a culture where your name was thought to reveal your whole character, either in a prophetic sense or as it was known and manifested, it was an interesting choice.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
12/18/17

Advent: A Time to Lose Your Trust in Princes

Christ has come, does come, and will come. He has set you free from the prison of sin and death.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
12/15/17

The Cross in a Culture of Self-Promotion

If the cross were to happen today, not on Golgotha, but in our own locale, would we take selfies?
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
12/14/17

Childbearing Now Saves You

I bet you have seen this verse pop up in Bible study before.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/13/17

Jesus’ Blue Collar Outfit for the End of the World

When I was a kid, punchdrunk in church by all the legalistic blows to my head, I stumbled into a warped state of mind about what’s going to happen when Jesus crashes the world’s party at the end of time.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
12/12/17

Every Sunday, a Mini Advent

We aggrandize time. It certainly possesses power over us. It irreversibly moves us in one direction and can’t be replayed to different ends.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
12/11/17

Sleeping Through the Fire

Christ rose from the grave so that the eternal Light of Christ would be your forever identity.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/10/17

Celebrating Christmas in the Underworld

No one twisted Jesus’s arm to make him enter Mary’s womb. No one tricked him into being born into a world strung out on the meth of sin. He came in with his eyes wide open.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
12/06/17

I'm Done Trying To Follow Jesus

One of the most famous things Jesus ever said was “Follow me.” He said it over and over. So much that it was recorded more than twenty times in the New Testament.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
12/06/17

Where To Begin

I’m going to begin at the beginning. But which one? Birth? Kindergarten? My first drink? The first time I had sex?
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
11/30/17

Morality is Cowardice

The moral high ground isn’t anything to find comfort in. God gives us something better—Jesus.
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