1. Augustine's Christmas Sermon

    book
    12/25/23
    7 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Christ’s birth, he shows us, is entangled with human pride and sin, which is overcome by God’s love.
    Augustine's Christmas Sermon

  2. Three Quotes from Augustine about Friendship

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    11/13/23
    9 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    A brief summary of Augustin'e view of friendship is followed by some quotes by Augustine
    Three Quotes from Augustine about Friendship

  3. The Fragrance of Redemption: The Proust Effect

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    11/10/23
    17 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Scent plays an important role in our memories and the story of Scripture
    The Fragrance of Redemption: The Proust Effect

  4. Resources For Reformation Day

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    10/31/23
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
    Resources For Reformation Day

  5. The God Who Remembers: Joseph

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    09/13/23
    10 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
    The God Who Remembers: Joseph

  6. Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

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    06/01/23
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
    Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

  7. If Christ Has Not Been Raised, Our Hope is No Hope At All

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    04/13/23
    17 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
    If Christ Has Not Been Raised, Our Hope is No Hope At All

  8. How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

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    02/14/23
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
    How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

  9. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

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    01/27/23
    20 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  10. Christmas in Psalm 110: Why Humanity is Better than the Angels

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    12/25/22
    16 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    When we pray to Jesus, we pray to the King's right hand. We know one who has the Father's ear, respect and trust. And the one who intercedes for us is still one of us, with nail-pierced hands.
    Christmas in Psalm 110: Why Humanity is Better than the Angels

  11. A Very Brief Introduction to Logos Theology

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    10/13/22
    22 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Logos theology is a theology of presence without division. It is a way of unification, of which the incarnation is the greatest visible example.
    A Very Brief Introduction to Logos Theology

  12. 1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

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    10/07/22
    19 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
    1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God
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