1. The world we inhabit is wrong in so many ways, and a holistic approach to this “wrongness” traces its cause both to sin itself and to the effects of sin.
  2. When we read a good story, we sojourn with the characters and authors upon the trail of longing. Such is the pilgrim’s path.
  3. Our only claim to fame is that we have been claimed by a God who is consistently drawn to losers!
  4. Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
  5. In honor of this anniversary celebration, here are five fun facts about The Lord of the Rings that I hope you will enjoy.
  6. Christmas conversations with Kelsi Klembara, Daniel Emery Price, Scott Keith and Blake Flattley.
  7. Moses was sent to keep the house in order, but this Child is sent to bring the house home, and you are part of that house, the household of God.
  8. This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now Available for Preorder
  9. Getting ready for Christ’s coming is a practice in humility.
  10. Is it possible to celebrate Thanksgiving every time we come together as God’s people as well?
  11. The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
  12. The youths that mock Elisha are representative of Israel’s collective contempt and disregard for all things relating to their One True God.