1. God Doesn't Have a Plan for You

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    05/31/24
    14 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    We know we are made for something great. We humans were created in God’s image and restored through Christ in his perfect image.
    God Doesn't Have a Plan for You

  2. Five Ascension Promises

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    05/09/24
    11 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
    Five Ascension Promises

  3. One Word

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    06/22/23
    10 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    One word from one God says it all to our tired hearts.
    One Word

  4. Worship is a Terrible Word

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    05/09/23
    12 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Sunday morning is about receiving, not giving.
    Worship is a Terrible Word

  5. A Beautiful Sadness

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    04/26/23
    23 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    As I look back, I choose to remember her as a soul redeemed by Christ.
    A Beautiful Sadness

  6. An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

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    04/18/23
    6 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

  7. An Excerpt from On Any Given Sunday

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    03/28/23
    18 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from On Any Given Sunday

  8. I do not fear

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    03/24/23
    13 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    My fear of this coming darkness only lasts a moment.
    I do not fear

  9. Forgive Your Parents

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    03/08/23
    9 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Unprompted, without any warning, for no reason at all, without any instigation say, "I love you." And that will wash over your parents like a beautiful absolution.
    Forgive Your Parents

  10. True Contentment

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    03/02/23
    14 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
    True Contentment

  11. The Presentation of Our Lord

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    02/02/23
    9 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
    The Presentation of Our Lord

  12. Neomonasticism

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    07/08/22
    14 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Neomonasticism—that is, the idea that church work is more important than regular work—implies that God cares more about the spiritual than the physical.
    Neomonasticism
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