1. A Christian story untethered from the reality of Christ and his mercy toward sinners becomes a mere fable, while a sermon disconnected from the hearts of its listeners remains a hollow oratory.
  2. This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
  3. St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
  4. Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
  5. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  6. Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
  7. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  8. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  9. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  10. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  11. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  12. Tolkien's hero Tom Bombadil functions to showcase the Gospel