Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue
By Kelsi Klembara
10/30/26
17mins

Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.
Messengers, Angels, and Apostles
Mark Duerr
Mark Duerr
10/29/26

Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/15/17

One Victim, One Trauma, One Violent Death

The Christian Church is one of the last refuges in modern American society where people who have perpetrated or suffered trauma and violence can gather together to receive the truth about themselves.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/07/17

A Confessing Church

A confessing church is a church more worried about souls than appearances, family lines, or institutional bottom-lines.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
08/03/17

Misunderstanding Apologetics

Let’s take a look point-by-point to better understand why apologetics is really just part of sharing the Gospel.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/18/17

Find True Christianity in the Verbs

If it's not Christ Jesus "for you" they're not delivering the Gospel to you.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
06/30/17

It Has Nothing To Do With Salvation

If we are saved by faith, if it is by faith that we have life in His name, what do the sacraments have to do with it? The answer is: everything.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/26/17

Good News From A Far Country: Preaching Law & Gospel

I believe it’s no small charge to assert that there’s a massive problem in the majority of America’s pulpits.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
06/12/17

Fathers, Don’t Let Them Die

You have suffered your son to come unto Jesus; but fathers, don’t let him die!
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/18/17

Singing "Stand Up, Stand Up, for Jesus" While Sitting Down: Disembodied Worship

The church’s worship should boldly and explicitly do two things: confess the incarnation and practice for the resurrection.
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
05/17/17

Why All The Fuss? The Difference between the Reformed and Lutherans on the Lord’s Supper

Even in our principled disagreements, we continue to pray for the unity of all, and invite the world to taste and see that the Lord is good.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/09/17

Faith Upholds The Whole Law

Likewise, when God says, "Do this and you will live," we go about under the illusion that we have the ability to accomplish what God demands of us.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
05/04/17

Hey Pastor, Your Church Is Not Healthy (goggles required)

Your church is not healthy. If they were healthy, they wouldn’t need someone to heal them.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
05/02/17

Can I Be a Sinner in Your Church?

You can talk to me about how Jesus is really forgiving and how you want me around, but what happens when things don’t change in a month?
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