Bold Preaching, Imperfect Vessels: Remembering John MacArthur
By Erick Sorensen
07/23/25
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Bold Preaching, Imperfect Vessels: Remembering John MacArthur

MacArthur’s courage to speak Scripture’s truth, no matter the audience, should be commended.
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: Ordinary Water
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/22/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: Ordinary Water

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 74-77.
A Review of
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
07/21/25

A Review of "The Church: A Guide to the People of God" by Brad East

“The Church exists to tell anyone and everyone who knocks on her door wondering what’s inside: Come and see” (pg. 58). Such reminders make The Church a worthwhile read.

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Jim Nestingen
Jim Nestingen
12/25/18

In the Good Lord's Time, Christ Appeared

The restoration of everything that is and will be, was always meant to take place in a virgin’s belly, in a manger, at the cross.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/24/18

What if God Were a Slob Like One of Us?

With her iPhone, Mary snapped a pic of Jesus in the manger, chose the Clarendon filter, and posted it to her Instagram account.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
12/22/18

Jesus, the Light of the World

It’s the shadow of death that causes mankind to sit in darkness.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
12/21/18

The Grieving of the Hopeful

This blog is a part of our Advent series on the hope we find in, through and given by Christ. Each week’s installment will look at hope from a different perspective with special emphasis on corresponding passages of Scripture.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
12/20/18

A Gift No One Trusts You With

A friend recently told me they had never seen the movie A Christmas Story. “What?!” I exclaimed. “Well, you need to fix that this year.”
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
12/19/18

Revelation 2:12-17 | To the Church in Pergamum: Part 1 | 015

Jesus has a mighty weapon which is the weapon of His warfare, the sword of His mouth, the very Word of God.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
12/19/18

When Up Comes Down

He is and evermore shall be God With Us: though we await His second physical Advent, He is still fully human and fully present in His Word and Sacraments.
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
12/18/18

God With Us

It’s the Christmas season, that time of year when families gather together to exchange gifts and spend time with one another.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
12/17/18

Where Do We Look for Jesus to Come?

What Jesus says is simple, but the simplest things are difficult, and difficulty causes friction.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
12/14/18

Christmas, I Just Don’t Understand It

Christmas comes in the dead of winter. In a season when the earth is cold, dark, and bare, songs on the radio belt out a chorus which names this season, "the most wonderful time of the year."
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
12/14/18

Our Empty Hope Chest

This blog is a part of our Advent series on the hope we find in, through and given by Christ. Each week’s installment will look at hope from a different perspective with special emphasis on corresponding passages of Scripture.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/13/18

The Number 666 and God's Christmas Math

If there’s a time of year to grasp the significance of this number, it’s now. Because the birth of Jesus casts light on the dark meaning of 666. And, most importantly, the birth of God’s Son is the death of that number’s power over us.
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