Peace Be With You
By Jason Oakland
07/11/25
5mins

Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/10/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 6-9.
Inception and the Paradox of Grace
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/09/25

Inception and the Paradox of Grace

Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
04/05/23

We Do Not Know the Man

What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/04/23

The Faithful Priest and Our Finished Atonement

You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/03/23

A Field Guide to Leviticus and Worship in the Old Testament

Many people have struggled to understand Leviticus and Old Testament worship in general. Here is a handbook or map to navigate these subjects, and to see their relationship to Christ and his saving work.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/27/23

History in the Present Tense

Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
Edward Killian
Edward Killian
02/17/23

Listen to Jesus

Jesus stands before the disciples as the bridge between heaven and earth, and between Old Testament and New Testament.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
02/14/23

How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
02/13/23

How God Loves Us: Show Us Your Love, Exodus 34:6-7

This week we will take a closer look at God's love in Scripture.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
02/05/23

Old Testament: Isaiah 58:3-9a (Epiphany 5: Series A)

Isaiah says in summary “liturgical ritual without works is dead” because we render the meaningful worship of God meaningless and even sinful when we do not love our neighbor.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
02/02/23

The Presentation of Our Lord

Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/31/23

Remembered and Redeemed

Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
01/29/23

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

He has given us more than a surprise Gospel in our text. He has given us everything we need for life and salvation in Him.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
01/27/23

I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
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