By Bradley Gray

01/19/26

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Behold the Lamb

The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

Steven Paulson

01/16/26

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.

Steven Paulson

01/15/26

Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.

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Donavon Riley

11/29/18

Getting on God's Good Side

There are no shortcuts with Him. No life hacks. No tricks or changes we need to make to get on God’s good side. There’s just Truth, just Jesus.

Kathy Morales

11/20/18

Beggars Can’t Be Choosers

He was a beggar on the streets. And, he was as good as dead if he didn't receive a blessing. The words, "you're cursed" haunted his mind.

Donavon Riley

11/20/18

Jesus is the Death of death

Where Jesus says, “She’s not dead, she’s sleeping,” death dies.

Wade Johnston

11/19/18

Enough is Enough

When we say in the benediction, “The LORD make His face shine on you,” grace is what we mean.

Scott Keith

11/16/18

Redline Bikes, Grace and the God of Hope

As we approach the Advent season, we are happy to introduce a special blog 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.

Bruce Hillman

11/15/18

Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

What does it mean to be a child of God and to carry his image? This is a theological question, but it is a question necessary for our self-understanding

Donavon Riley

11/14/18

There is Only One Who is Permanent

When our mind betrays us, our body fails us, and our soul can’t be comforted, our Jesus now saves us.

Valerie Thur

11/12/18

How Dreams Die

The more I seek God on my own terms, the deeper I am gazing at my own navel.

Chad Bird

11/08/18

A Cynic Walks into a Church

The more that we hear the law, the more we recognize others as those who, like us, are torn and tattered by the wounds of sin and brokenness.

Caleb Keith

11/07/18

Enthusiasm and the Enthusiasts

God acts through His Word and means in order to create, restore, and renew inward faith.

Valerie Thur

11/05/18

The House Who Built Us

The desire to go home—or to find the place where one truly belongs—is latent in every human being.

Donavon Riley

11/02/18

How Luther Pointed Me to Christ in the Old Testament

Jesus is the Word of God. God’s Word—on two legs (John 1:14). I’d read it in the first chapter of John’s Gospel many, many times.

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