A Review of
By Bob Hiller
05/04/26
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A Review of "The Desecration of Man" by Carl Trueman

Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
What Does Baptism Do?
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
05/01/26

What Does Baptism Do?

This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/30/26

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.

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John T. Pless
John T. Pless
11/12/22

Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

That is the task of preaching in these last weeks of the Church Year, to enable the people given to our care, to praise God from the perspective of the end when our Lord will return in glory bringing us into His Kingdom of glory.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/12/22

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.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
11/11/22

Vitality in Pastoral Formation

Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/10/22

Jesus, Thank You

The mind-blowing part of this entire story, though, isn’t that only one leper came back to “give thanks,” but that the Lord Jesus healed all ten knowing full well that only one would come back.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
11/09/22

You were and you are

You’re not new because of what you do. You’re new and so you do new things, even in spite of yourself, because of your sinful nature.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/08/22

Why Bother to Pray?

Our God is a living God and he listens to our cries for help.
Jay Sawrie
Jay Sawrie
11/07/22

Adverbial vs. Prepositional Theology: What's the Difference?

Weak faith in a strong Christ is still saving faith.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/05/22

Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 3: (1-5) 6-13 (Pentecost 23: Series C)

The Gospel outpaces all would-be and eventually fleeting identity-makers and brings in the truth of a renewed-in-Christ humanity.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/05/22

Gospel: Luke 21:5-28 (29-36) (Pentecost 23: Series C)

When God does not give you a life free from suffering, He calls you to look for Him in the midst of suffering. There you find Him doing His work, giving you words to speak and promises to hold onto.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
11/05/22

Old Testament: Malachi 4:1-6 (Pentecost 23: Series C)

Only by faith can we believe the mystery that salvation in all it various forms comes through Jesus, the Son of Righteousness.
Ryan Tinetti
Ryan Tinetti
11/05/22

The Preacher's Toolbox: Eugene Peterson on Preaching – The Continuing Conversation

Peterson would have us see each sermon embedded in the community of the faithful. No sermon stands alone because its context is not merely the liturgy, much less an online livestream, but the life together of God’s people.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/04/22

1 John 5:13-21: The Front Porch of Our Father’s Home

From the beginning to the end of his letter, John really wants one thing: for us to be in Jesus.
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