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

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RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
02/26/20

No Approaching God Without Christ

For what end does the Law exist? The Law exposes us so that we might find the remedy in the person and work of Jesus.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/25/20

The Misunderstood Story of Bear Attacks, a Bald Prophet, and Forty-Two Mouthy “Kids”

This misunderstood story is not a moralistic tale about bald prophets and child-eating bears, designed to teach youths to honor their elders and preachers. Rather, it's a brief glimpse into the age-old war that began in a garden and ended at an empty tomb.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
02/25/20

The Suicide Prophet

Sometimes we have to strain hard to hear words deeper than our hearts. Words not from inside, but outside. Words from God, not our own self-spun narratives.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
02/24/20

Jesus' Transfiguration and Our Lenses of Glory

God says, “Cross,” and we say, “Glory!” Sometimes – a lot of times – he knocks the glory glasses off our faces.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/24/20

We All Share A Common Hope

We all share a common hope. The same hope that converted Augustine, drove Martin Luther out of the monastery and calls horrible sinners to new life every day.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
02/24/20

Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 (Lent 1: Series A)

But this is not a story of Jesus being taken many places. This is a story of Jesus remaining in one place and deepening in His love of the Spirit and the Father.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/24/20

Epistle: Romans 5:12-19 (Lent 1: Series A)

The main point Paul has been getting at in Romans is what God has done in the One man Jesus the Messiah—the rightful heir of God’s earthly kingdom—is far, far more than simply putting the human race back where it was before the intrusion of sin.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
02/24/20

Old Testament: Genesis 3:1-21 (Lent 1: Series A)

The Seed of the woman is he who will crush the head of the evil one and restore man to a right and proper relationship with God.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
02/21/20

Remembering Anselm of Canterbury

Though not without his faults, Anselm of Canterbury is unquestionably one of the great theologians of the last millennium.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/20/20

The True and Better One

When Jesus preaches the gospel, he is preaching himself. Jesus’s good news is the good news about himself.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
02/19/20

Glimpses of Glory: Transfiguration and Cross

Transfiguration is like a farewell party for a dear friend drafted and going off to war. We celebrate all that has brought us there, we rejoice in our friend, and yet we know we are sending him off to great danger.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/18/20

Who Did It? What Happened? Who Is to Blame?

We're ALL sinners in need of a Savior. We're all saints whose Savior forgives ALL our sin. We're all the same in relation to Christ crucified for the sin of the world.
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