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Katelyn Walls SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with […]
John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” “And behold, I am coming […]
Guest WriterFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives […]
Matthew WilcoxenFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven […]
Matthew WilcoxenFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
The advent of Christ is an assault on ungodly rule and elicits its fiercest opposition—including the slaughter of the innocent.
John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
On December 27th we celebrate the faithfulness of St John, the beloved disciple, and are comforted by the assurance that God judges justly.
Ali KjergaardFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
Bonhoeffer likened the coming of Christ to the sound a trapped miner hears when rescue is drawing close. He responds to the sounds with shouts of joy.
Todd HainsBibleFeaturedFormationHermeneutics
Luther teaches that the catechism holds the entirety of the Christian faith. Even the educated laity and clergy need simple words and short summaries; how much more the simple and uneducated? Actually that’s why Luther thinks the simple need the […]
Guest WriterFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation
By Gary Benton My hands gripped the pew before me so tightly they ached, as if caught in an over-wrought handshake. I drew in quick, sharp breaths. Though I was careful to keep my head still, my eyes darted wildly […]
Brandon D. SmithFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation
“How dare you?!” You might remember this phrase from Mark Driscoll, one of my early heroes in the so-called “New Calvinism” movement. His growl was aimed at men during a rant about how they misuse women sexually and otherwise. It […]
Jake MeadorFeaturedFormation
Christians should not be surprised by unexpected resurrection. We should see in such things a sign of the coming resurrection and a testament to God's love.
Jake MeadorFeaturedFormation
Francis Schaeffer used to say that if he had an hour to tell someone about Jesus, he would spend the first 55 minutes of that hour listening. I thought about this a couple weekends ago when I was able to […]