Sola Media

05/30/2026

Did you wear NOTW clothes in the early 2000s?

05/30/2026

"When you cannot find the words to bring your heart before the Lord, let Scripture do it for you."

— Mary Van Weelden

What do you say to the Maker of the Universe when you’re exhausted beyond words, burdened to your bones by your own sins, heavy-laden with sickness or sorrow, or simply feeling far away? How do you draw near to God in prayer when praying is hard?

05/29/2026

Keep Christianity Weird (Not Corny).

Pastor Adriel shares how Christians are called to be in the world, not of it.

05/29/2026

"Many churches think it is unloving not to include unbelievers in the Communion meal, but it is exactly the opposite. If what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 11 is true, then it is very unloving to allow them to partake in the Communion meal without warning them of the implications."

— Daniel Nealon

When I first became a Christian and visited various churches, one of the most noticeable differences was how they celebrated Communion. Many churches celebrated on a monthly basis, while others observed it every week. Some celebrated sporadically throughout the year for special occasions or when it....

05/27/2026

Many interpreters today read "those who are far off" as Gentiles or "your children" as spiritual descendants. But the decisive question is not how we read these words now, with the benefit of progressive revelation; it is how the Jews heard them then—before Cornelius, before the Jerusalem Council—within the covenantal framework they had always known. And remarkably, Acts gives us the evidence to answer that question.

— Ronnie Brown

When Peter stood up at Pentecost, his audience was entirely Jewish. What did they hear when he declared that "the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself" (Acts 2:39)? What they heard would have immediately governed their....

05/26/2026

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05/23/2026

"This means God is so near to me that he is closer than my own skin, not like some sort of invisible, make-believe playmate from my childhood, but as the one who knows me best and loves me most."

— Rondi Lauterbach

Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure by telling them about the Holy Spirit, who would take up residence in each one of his people. By his Spirit, he would stay near to his people. And by his Spirit, he would bless his church throughout the world in all generations.

05/22/2026

“So if you don't train good pastors who understand justification by faith alone, who are grounded and secured in Christ alone, this is going to impact their preaching, their teaching, their pastoral care, pretty much everything.”

Vijai Tagore on seminary education in India

05/21/2026

Christian practice in certain parts of India is impacted by cultural and religious traditions, especially the mixing of works-based righteousness—what Vijai Singh Tagore calls "Christian karma."

05/20/2026

If the state must promote Christianity as the only true religion, how should it be promoted?

Kevin Vallier discusses the tension between toleration and coercion on the latest episode of Know What You Believe

https://youtu.be/EYNykGA0Rug?si=YlEsA3OGyo_B53mp