A Hidden God Revealed in Promise
By Jason Oakland
05/23/25
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A Hidden God Revealed in Promise

God chooses to clothe himself in promises and hides himself in his word.
At the Edge of the Abyss
Ryan Matthias
Ryan Matthias
05/22/25

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.

All Articles

David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/26/19

Gospel: Luke 14:1-14 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

The question that this text poses for us today is “What does it mean to believe in the resurrection?”
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/19/19

Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?”
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
08/16/19

Simul Iustus et Peccator: What Does this Mean?

The simul makes several affirmations and rejections on the doctrines of sin/original sin, justification, and sanctification, to name a few.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
08/14/19

Is America A Christian Nation?

A person, not a nation, can be a Christian because only a person can be saved by grace through faith in the work of Christ.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/13/19

You’re Not Fine Just the Way You Are

Contrary to what pop-psychology, social media memes, and your sweet grandmother told you, you are not fine just the way you are.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
08/08/19

Preaching and Sola Scriptura

Preaching is simply the verbal bestowal of what Scripture has already given us in written form
Jacob Corzine
Jacob Corzine
08/05/19

Original Sin and Actual Sins

As I weigh briefly here the advantages and disadvantages of preaching original sin and preaching actual sin, I don’t mean to argue for one and against the other. Instead, I mean to suggest a benefit in focusing a given sermon on one or the other, and that neither type of sermon should be the only type a Christian hears.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/04/19

What Can the Church Do in Times of Violence?

It is a strange irony, but in a world drunk on violence, it is only on the cross of violence that there is hope for peace in our world.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
07/31/19

The Birth of the NASB, Translation Soup, and The Only English Translation You’ll Ever Need

These new texts and manuscripts, while not altering the message of the text, can give us better insight into particular historical and grammatical issues.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
07/29/19

Protected from Baptism

The real problem with the way we talk about Baptism in particular, and the sacraments at all, is that we are simply afraid of letting God’s Word get us.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/28/19

Epistle: Colossians 3:1-11 (Pentecost 8: Series C)

Indeed, baptism is life because resurrection is life. Nothing short of regeneration—renewal of life—is accomplished by God through sheer grace because of Christ Jesus.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
07/28/19

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21 (Pentecost 8: Series C)

Jesus names what life does not consist of, and in doing so he gets to something near and dear to our hearts as Americans—our possessions.
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