By Mark Duerr

11/09/26

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What does Baal have to do with Yahweh?

Yahweh tells his people that they “shall have no other gods before me,” he’s speaking into a culture whose very fabric is made up of the worship of other gods.

Amy Mantravadi

11/04/26

W.H. Auden on Martin Luther

Auden understands Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith not as a mere theological platitude, a trick of biblical grammar, or a catchphrase for men to rally around.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

11/02/26

A Saintly Mosaic

Our Lord Jesus builds, forms, and fashions his church as an artist forms a mosaic.

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Joel Hess

01/19/17

Through His Church, Christ's Story is Your Story

The story did not end with Jesus' death and resurrection, or even with the Acts of the Apostles.

Cindy Koch

01/18/17

Addicted to Sin

He barely wakes to find himself nearly dead; even so, he can’t feel a thing.

Donavon Riley

01/17/17

The Great Comfort That You Are A Sinner

Salvation starts in being a sinner and knowing it because that's where God starts salvation, in making "Him to be Sin who knew no sin."

Chad Bird

01/15/17

"What a Foe We Have in Jesus"

God’s Son is infinitely more than our fragile egos have flattened him out to be.

Donavon Riley

12/27/16

Where There Is No Gospel...

Can one still find a church that teaches that Christianity, and the Christian life, can be summed up as: "We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone?"

Steven A. Hein

12/19/16

Christmas is Bigger on the Inside

“It’s bigger on the inside” is not only an evocative literary device, it is also a phrase heavy laden with Good News found in the true story of Christianity, especially at Christmas.

Dominick Santore

12/01/16

Death And The Gospel

A while back, my wife and I attended the wake and memorial service of a friend from a prior church we attended.

Matt Kroelinger

11/18/16

Weak Faith in the Midst of Tragedy

Recently I’ve met many people that have suffered tragedies in their families. I know this sounds a little selfish, but the ones that stick out the most to me are the ones that affected my own family.

Bonnie Petroschuk

11/15/16

Safely in the Yard

Duke is my dog-in-training; although, sometimes I suspect I am actually his person-in-training. Regardless, we have both been learning a lot.

Bradley Gray

11/14/16

The Righteous Revenant’s Revenge

As an avid movie-goer, one of the ways Scripture comes alive for me is to picture the stories as if they were scenes and beats from a live-action movie.

Sam P. Schuldheisz

10/29/16

What If The Freedom Found In Fairy Tales Was True?

True freedom, Luther discovered, is found in Jesus crucified who sets us free.

Dominick Santore

10/27/16

Grace Is Waiting

I often dance around the idea of denominations. I've been Pentecostal and I guess Evangelical.

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