By Amy Mantravadi

07/21/25

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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.

John Bombaro

07/18/25

What Christ Gave Up for Us

The way of the cross is the actual way of victory. Jesus absorbs the worst of what humanity and even the devil can do to him, and he spurns the shame of it all.

The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

Scott Keith

07/16/25

The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.

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Bror Erickson

01/30/20

John the Baptist on the Necessity of Baptism

We can rejoice in our own need and the gift we receive through baptism given by the same one by whom John desired to be baptized.

Luke Kjolhaug

01/30/20

Absolution and a Crying Baby

In our search for absolution, human beings leave no stone unturned. We’re desperate to have our uneasy consciences soothed.

Donavon Riley

01/28/20

Baptism Gives Us Everything

We live in the strength of our baptism again and again and again, returning to it every day according to God's promise.

Chad Bird

01/28/20

Locking Preachers in the Pulpit

The Spirit did not plant preachers in the pulpit to be pontificating moralists or political hacks or spiritualizing psychologists or motivational speakers.

Philip Bartelt

01/27/20

Pelagius and Pelagianism

Pelagius maintained an orthodox appearance while rejecting original sin and the distinction between law and gospel.

Robert Kolb

01/27/20

I’m Mortified and, If Not, I Must Get to It

God has placed preachers of His Word in the frontlines of His combat against Satan and all his minions that is fought out on the battlefields of the individual lives of believers.

Peter Nafzger

01/27/20

Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (Epiphany 4: Series A)

Our first mistake in thinking about the blessed life is we expect to experience it fully in this life.

John Bombaro

01/27/20

Epistle: Hebrews 2:14-18 (The Purification of Mary but also the Presentation of Our Lord)

This passage, above all others, speaks most fully about Jesus as the elder brother, the firstborn, of a large family; the family of God the Father, Creator of humankind.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/27/20

Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8 (Epiphany 4: Series A)

A close examination of the entire life and ministry of Jesus reflects the Exodus event, and Jesus is the New Moses/the prophet like Moses.

Bob Hiller

01/24/20

Good Gifts

The following is an excerpt from "Finding Christ in the Straw" written by Robert M. Hiller (1517 Publishing, 2020).

Bror Erickson

01/23/20

Third Sunday After Epiphany: John 4:27-42

The following is an excerpt from “A Year of Grace: Collected Sermons of Advent through Pentecost” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2019).

Craig Donofrio

01/22/20

Let Us Sing Our Faith

We sing, and in so doing, we are blessed as we are instilled with the word of God in word and song.

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