Sin

What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

08/10/23

16 mins

By Grant Klembara

Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
- Incarnation
- C.S. Lewis
- Philosophy
- Sin
Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

08/04/23

6 mins

By Bradley Gray

This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Idolatry in Living Color

07/21/23

12 mins

By Joshua Miller

We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

06/27/23

7 mins

By Donavon Riley

The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
- Parables
- Forgiveness
- Grace
- Gospel
- Justification
- Sin
Sin Will Have No Dominion

06/15/23

10 mins

By Gerhard Forde

We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
What is Theosis?

05/01/23

12 mins

By John W. Hoyum

What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
If Christ Has Not Been Raised, You Are Still in Your Sins

04/11/23

11 mins

By Scott Keith

What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
Do You Struggle Like I Do?

03/22/23

11 mins

By Karen Stenberg

It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
Ash Wednesday, For What?

02/22/23

10 mins

By Steven A. Hein

Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
- Ash Wednesday
- Lent
- Repentance
- Death and Life
- Sin
Remembered and Redeemed

01/31/23

25 mins

By Bradley Gray

Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
What Can Wash Away My Sin?

01/11/23

29 mins

By Bradley Gray

Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
Friends in Low Places

11/17/22

10 mins

By Ryan Couch

You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.

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