Taking Hell Seriously
By Caleb Keith
04/21/26
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Taking Hell Seriously

To not speak of hell is also to forget or ignore the great benefits of Christ and his saving work.
Freed Us and Loves Us
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
04/20/26

Freed Us and Loves Us

Christ’s saving work is finished, but his love is not locked away in the past.
The 1529 Protest of Speyer
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
04/17/26

The 1529 Protest of Speyer

"Every one must stand and give account before God for himself; and no one can excuse himself by the action or decision of another, whether less or more.”

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/04/14

I Will Not Meet God Halfway

Whatever numbers you want to plug in, ours must be greater than zero. We’re in a partnership with God, after all. We both do our part. We’ve got to meet the Lord halfway. If only he does all the giving, and we do all the receiving, the relationship is doomed to fail.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/29/14

Songs are Musical Time Machines

The psalmist writes that our earthly lives last “seventy years, or eighty, if we have the strength.” As if proving the poet right, and showing the world that she did have that kind of strength, Alvena fought on to her eightieth year.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
07/25/14

On Being Dad: A Tribute to Dr. Rod Rosenbladt

It was by listening closely to Dr. Rosenbladt's words and watching his quiet actions that one could learn many things about being a dad.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/13/14

Lord, Thee I Love with Half My Heart

I pray Thy name be hallowed, Lord, But want my name to be adored.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/02/14

Have We Made Christianity Too Easy?

Have we made Christianity too easy? No, God has made Christianity “too easy” because He has made it pure gift.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
06/28/14

I'll Get the Tip

It was happening again. I sat across from my dear friend at one of our favorite restaurants. We were finishing our glass of wine and eating the end of the sushi when the waitress approached.
Steve Byrnes
Steve Byrnes
06/04/14

Christless Christianity in Church

I’ve come to realize at the tender age of 47 that sometimes church doesn’t work.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/23/14

Call Me Lazarus...One Year Later

I was angry at heaven, at earth, and everything in between, for my life and my love and my hopes had all gone wrong, terribly, irreversibly, wrong.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/20/14

The Backstory of “The Infant Priest”: From a Student’s Meditation, to a Scrap of Paper, to a Communion Hymn

I was asked to write one on Hebrews 4:14-16, to be read on Thursday, February 20. Among the finds that Luke and I discovered this weekend was that meditation.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/07/14

Legos and Apologetics: Imagination, Art, and Sub-Creation (Part 4)

But there’s more to this movie than excellent Lego graphics and artistic; in other words, imaginative storytelling.
Steve Byrnes
Steve Byrnes
05/05/14

Christian Drinking: Wine that Overflows

The wine of communion is a gift from God and the blood of Christ we receive at the rail an inebriant that encourages and frees us.
04/25/14

Place, Vocation, and Horse-Shoes

An understanding and appreciation of the goodness (and given-ness) of place and family, and the vocations attending each, can of course be taught and learned in a classroom or by means of a book.
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