Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 16: The Thief on the Cross – When It’s Almost Too Late A powerful reflection on the thief on the cross, showing how his last-moment faith reveals the depth of God’s grace and the hope of salvation for all who trust in Christ.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 15: Sarah – When God's Promise Seems Impossible Sarah’s laughter at God’s promise shows divine faithfulness despite human frailty, reminding us that nothing is too hard for the Lord.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 14: Aaron – When Leaders Fail the Flock Aaron’s failures remind us that even God’s chosen leaders stumble, yet His grace points us to the perfect High Priest, Jesus Christ.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 13: James and John – When Ambition Is Misdirected James and John, the “Sons of Thunder,” moved from prideful ambition and misunderstanding of Jesus’ mission to faithful service and sacrifice through Christ’s patient grace.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 12: Jonah – When You're In Over Your Head Jonah’s story reveals how God’s relentless mercy pursues even a reluctant prophet, turning failure and resistance into a renewed call to join His mission of grace.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 11: Samson – When Strength Becomes Weakness Samson’s life shows how God can redeem even a squandered calling, turning a man’s greatest failure into his final act of faith and deliverance.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 10: Thomas — When Doubt Becomes Devotion Thomas’s journey from refusing to believe the resurrection to boldly confessing Christ offers hope that Jesus can restore even those who have stumbled in doubt.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 32 Lord’s Day 32 of the Heidelberg Catechism shows how salvation by grace leads to a life of gratitude, where good works flow as evidence of faith and a witness to the world.
Preaching Living Like the Lord Is Near (Philippians 4:1-5) In Philippians 4:1–5, Paul reminds believers to stand firm, pursue unity, rejoice always, and show gentleness—because the Lord is near. Discover how joy fixed in Christ endures beyond fragile circumstances.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 9: The Woman Caught in Adultery — When Shame Meets the Savior When a woman caught in adultery was dragged before Jesus, He silenced her accusers, offered her mercy, and pointed her toward a new life free from sin.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 8: Hosea — When Obedience Looks Like Failure Hosea’s story reveals God’s relentless love, as the prophet’s costly obedience to love and redeem his unfaithful wife became a living picture of the Lord’s grace toward His wandering people.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 7: Elijah – When You're Ready to Give Up Elijah’s story shows that even the boldest servants of God can grow weary—but the Lord meets the exhausted not with rebuke, but with bread, a whisper, and renewed purpose.
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Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 6: Rahab — When Your Past Seems Too Damaged Rahab’s story shows how God’s grace can reach even the most unlikely person, transforming a Canaanite prostitute into a woman of faith, a mother in Israel, and part of the lineage of Christ.
Teaching Elders: Shepherd and Servants Discover the biblical role of elders at First Free and how their quiet, faithful leadership helps the whole church flourish.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 5: Judah — When You Wound and Then Change Judah’s story shows how God’s grace can transform even those who once betrayed others, turning a man who caused deep harm into one who offered himself in love and became an ancestor of Christ.
Articles The Algorithm Has No Clothes: Why AI Needs What We've Thrown Away How the West lost its moral compass just when it needs it most
Articles When You Don't Feel Good Enough If you’ve ever felt like you’re not enough, this gospel-centered reflection on Paul’s story can help you find confidence and rest in Christ, not your résumé.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 4: John Mark — When You Walk Away Too Soon Marked by early failures and sudden departures, John Mark's story reveals how God’s grace restores the unreliable, calling even those who once ran away back into lasting usefulness.
Reviews A Review of "What's In the Bible?" by R.C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth "What Is the Bible?" offers a covenantal lens and redemptive storyline that helps readers not just know about Scripture, but begin to see and savor its deepest message: Jesus Christ at the center of God's saving work from beginning to end.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 3: Ruth — When Your Story Starts in Shame Discover how Ruth’s story—rooted in loss, shame, and outsider status—became a stunning display of God’s grace as He grafted her into the royal lineage of Christ.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 31 Who should come to the Lord’s Table—and who shouldn’t? This week’s Heidelberg Catechism devotion explores the pastoral wisdom behind fencing the Table with grace and truth.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 2: Moses — When Calling Collides with Control Discover how Moses’ failure and long years of obscurity became the very ground where God prepared him for faithful, grace-filled leadership.
Articles Redeemed Failures, Day 1: Peter — When Zeal Isn’t Enough Peter’s bold self-confidence gave way to heartbreaking failure, and yet Jesus met him not just with forgiveness, but with restoration and a renewed call to ministry.
Articles 31 Days of Redeemed Failures: August Devotional Series This 31-day devotional explores how some of Scripture’s most flawed characters found redemption not by perfection, but by turning back to a God who never gave up on them.