A Review of
By Philip Bartelt
05/28/25
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A Review of "Shaman and Sage: The Roots of the 'Spiritual but Not Religious' in Antiquity" by Michael Horton

Those who venture through these pages will find a veritable gold mine for the task of theology today, especially in the realm of apologetics.
Psalm 9: Blood Avenger and Mercy Seat
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
05/27/25

Psalm 9: Blood Avenger and Mercy Seat

Should you then abandon David’s plea that God use his law against his enemies and send a Legal Avenger? No, the law must be preached to the Christian (insofar as he is not one).
The Forgotten Fire
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/26/25

The Forgotten Fire

The Church needs mystics again. Not fringe figures, but saints ablaze with love.

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RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
08/10/17

Quieting The Voices

The accusations of the voices we hear on a daily basis are deafening. There is no shortage of voices that will remind us of our failures.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
08/10/17

Stay in the Boat!

Not afraid, Jesus decided to take a different mode of transportation across the rough waters—his feet.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/09/17

Grace Is Karma's Worst Nightmare

We get the exact opposite of what we deserve.
Elyse Fitzpatrick
Elyse Fitzpatrick
08/09/17

Standing on My Tiptoes

The conversation between four year-old Jackson and his mom in the car after dropping off his siblings at school was all-too-typical.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
08/08/17

Oblivious

I walk in the local mall for exercise several times a week. I purposely avoid weekends and hours when the mall is likely to be crowded because, while I am not a racewalker, I do like to keep up a steady pace as opposed to stopping, starting and inching and this is difficult to achieve even when there are few people around.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/07/17

A Confessing Church

A confessing church is a church more worried about souls than appearances, family lines, or institutional bottom-lines.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
08/07/17

Congratulations, You Are Being Rescued… Please Do Not Resist

Just when we think we had it all under control, Christ breaks into the midst of our futile efforts to save ourselves.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/02/17

Luther's Heidelberg Disputation

Ultimately, however, we find in the Heidelberg Disputation the root and core of Luther’s theology, which he would build and expound upon throughout his life.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/01/17

When Jesus Stands Center Stage

What do we do when Christians are more focused on their doing for God than God's doing for them?
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
07/27/17

My Old Man—Fathers, Sons and 'Simul' in Hemingway

“My Old Man” is the story of a single father, a grossly flawed character, told through the eyes of his son who can’t help but love him.
Larry D. Hughes
Larry D. Hughes
07/24/17

True Saving Faith Is ‘Blasphemous’

One of the biggest challenges to the Christian faith is sorting through our question of “Where is God in the trials of our lives?”
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/19/17

You Don't Have To Be Great

Renowned Scottish philosopher, writer, and historian Thomas Carlyle once quipped, “The History of the World [is] the Biography of Great Men.”
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