More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ
By Russ Lackey
02/13/26
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More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ

Baptism does not promise us chocolates or flowers, but something far greater: life in Christ.
Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/11/26

Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land

The Promised Land invites us to laugh at how relatable it is to be exhausted and exasperated by all the people, and the egos and opinions they bring with them, that come with living.
Justice Reclaimed
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
02/10/26

Justice Reclaimed

Christians can pursue projects of justice free of the burden of being the justifier of the world; that office belongs to Christ and Christ alone.

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Scott Keith
Scott Keith
12/22/22

Christmas in Psalm 22: Why Have You Forsaken Me?

To trust in the Lord, the Messiah, the Deliverer, is our salvation and our only hope. Yet he does not trust us to have this “trust” on our own or of our own will.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
11/15/22

Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

We live again, not so that we will now pay our debt, but to proclaim that we live because our debt was paid!
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
11/09/22

You were and you are

You’re not new because of what you do. You’re new and so you do new things, even in spite of yourself, because of your sinful nature.
Jay Sawrie
Jay Sawrie
11/07/22

Adverbial vs. Prepositional Theology: What's the Difference?

Weak faith in a strong Christ is still saving faith.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
10/12/22

That was not me

Sometimes in hanging on to our useless guilt, we are idolaters. We believe our sin or conscience is more powerful than our God.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/11/22

We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
09/23/22

1 John 3: 13-24: The Given Life

Jesus is the anti-Cain: a giver, not a taker.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/14/22

Go Home Justified

It’s the notion of mercy that leads us to the atonement, and it is the atonement that provides a foundational basis for the justification of sinners.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
08/18/22

On Losing One's Life

If you are going to lose your life for the gospel’s sake, you must begin by hearing it.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/15/22

The Crushed Serpent: the Believer’s Only Hope

There is only one antidote to the venom of sin and death: the Savior who becomes the serpent so that every snake-bitten-sinner might live.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
07/28/22

Church Fathers: Cyril of Alexandria, Saint and Sinner

Cyril’s fervor for pure explication of the gospel was present throughout his career.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/22/22

Hope for These Bodies of Death: Understanding Romans 7

There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.
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