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Theology For Everyone
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By Michael Mock / June 10, 2026
Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. Revelation 3:10 Don’t be deceived. You will die. It’s not a question of whether but when. The real question is, “How will you live when death approaches?” We live in a fallen world, we are attacked daily…
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By Mark Horne / June 5, 2026
Introduction The risen Christ’s letters to the seven churches in Revelation reveal not only the spiritual condition of first-century congregations but also enduring lessons for the church in every age. Among these, the church in Ephesus stands as a sobering example of a congregation that was doctrinally faithful yet spiritually…
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By Jacob Tanner / June 4, 2026
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By Michael Mock / May 15, 2026
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By Michael Mock / May 8, 2026
The Haven
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By Sarah Ivill / June 15, 2026
I hope you start looking forward to the next Lord’s Day at the close of the prior one. For the Christian the best day of the week should be Sunday, the day we get to go to the house of the Lord! To think of going to corporate worship should…
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By Sarah Ivill / June 3, 2026
Each day you and I are met with trials of various kinds. In some cases suffering is predominant, like when we’re faced with a chronic health condition. In other cases sin looms large, like when we’re tempted to raise our voice at our spouse or child. Regardless, in the midst…
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By Sarah Ivill / May 19, 2026
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By Sarah Ivill / April 28, 2026
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By Sarah Ivill / April 14, 2026
Cloud of Witnesses
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By Simonetta Carr / May 27, 2026
Most Christians are aware of the American religious awakening of the 18th century, known as the Great Awakening and popularized by a recent documentary. They are also familiar with the revivals that took place around the same time in the British Isles. Few know about another revival that spread throughout…
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By Simonetta Carr / May 5, 2026
William Apess and the Plight of Nineteen-Century Native Americans “As the nineteenth century moves on,” W. Robert Godfrey tells us, “Americans are by and large gripped with a new sense of optimism – optimism that they have found a republic successfully, optimism that they are moving westward, optimism in what…
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By Simonetta Carr / April 20, 2026
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By Simonetta Carr / February 25, 2026
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By Simonetta Carr / February 20, 2026
Meet the Puritans
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By Jacob Tanner / February 4, 2026
The corridors of history are filled with surprising twists and abrupt turns. Some philosophers, noting how the cogs of history seem to turn abruptly upon the smallest of happenings, have sometimes discussed what popular culture refers to as “the butterfly effect.” Originally, the theory was birthed by a meteorologist as…
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By Jacob Tanner / December 22, 2025
On December 22nd, 1666, the Market-Cross of Edinburgh was filled with a crowd of teary-eyed spectators. The cause of their lament was the young man of twenty-six-years-of-age who was being hung from the gallows before them. His name was Hugh M’Kail, a minister of the gospel, and Scottish Covenanter. Hugh…
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By Jacob Tanner / October 31, 2025
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By Jacob Tanner / October 13, 2025
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By Jacob Tanner / September 24, 2025
From the Editor
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By Jeffrey Stivason / July 26, 2024
Martin Luther’s Table Talk is arguably the most entertaining of his works. The Weimar Edition contains six volumes under this head alone! Thus, volume 54 in the American Edition represents about one-tenth of the total bulk of what we know as Table Talk. However, as the American Edition explains there…
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By Jeffrey Stivason / January 26, 2024
I was recently struck anew by reading Genesis 26. It’s the story of Isaac dwelling in Gerar. The story is familiar. We might read it in “like father, like son” fashion. As Abraham told Abimelech that Sarah was his sister, Isaac did the same. Yes, we sometimes learn from our…
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By Jeffrey Stivason / November 23, 2023
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By Jeffrey Stivason / March 1, 2023
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By Jeffrey Stivason / August 18, 2022
The Shepherd leader
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By Timothy Witmer / April 1, 2020
Now at ReformedResources.org: a companion packet to The Shepherd Leader! In this packet, you will find three sample tools to consider as you implement your shepherding plan. Click here to download your free resources.
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By Timothy Witmer / March 19, 2020
When you set up your shepherding plan you could not have imagined that your entire congregation would be hunkered-down attempting to stay clear of Covid-19. These are times in which the flock needs to hear from their shepherds for comfort and assurance. I have urged our elders to put a priority…
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By Timothy Witmer / November 14, 2018
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By Timothy Witmer / May 4, 2016
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By Timothy Witmer / March 7, 2016
Christward Collective
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By Donny Friederichsen / June 17, 2019
Following Elijah’s stunning victory over the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18, he turns his attention to drought that continued to linger over the land. Back in 1 Kings 17, Elijah had announced a drought on the land because of the apostasy of the people. They had backed into…
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By Nick Batzig / April 23, 2019
“With which person in the Bible do you most identify?” This is a question I have often asked others in the church over the years. Most of us lack even enough self-awareness to able to answer the question. Others among us have a propensity to appeal to the best characters…
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By Jeff Windt / March 28, 2019
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By Richard C. Barcellos / March 15, 2019
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By Nick Batzig / March 14, 2019
Resident Aliens
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By Mark Johnston / February 25, 2022
It is often the case that a minister only begins to really appreciate the value of his books when the time comes for him to part with them. Sometimes it happens when he runs out of space on his shelves and he is forced to thin them out. Or it…
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By Mark Johnston / January 21, 2022
The first question and answer of the Heidelberg Catechism has resonated with generations of people familiar with it. Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death? A. That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death – to my faithful Saviour, Jesus…
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By Jeff Windt / March 28, 2019
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By Richard C. Barcellos / March 15, 2019
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By Nick Batzig / March 14, 2019
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By Sarah Ivill / April 14, 2025
Recently I was speaking at a women’s conference where girls as young as ten years old attended. One of these young girls approached me after the conference was over and asked me a good question, What does it mean to walk with the Lord? I answered as succinctly as I…
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By Tim Bertolet / May 11, 2019
We probably all have bank accounts with savings, and maybe investments and 401(k)s. Wisdom would suggest that while we trust God we also should be good stewards and save. You want to have in inheritance—at the end of the road of your work life, you want to have a nest…
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By Mark Horne / June 5, 2026
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By Jacob Tanner / June 4, 2026
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By Sarah Ivill / June 3, 2026