1. The Inner Ring

    book
    08/30/23
    14 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
    The Inner Ring

  2. The Gift of Honest Confession

    book
    08/11/23
    16 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
    The Gift of Honest Confession

  3. Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

    book
    02/01/23
    10 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
    Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

  4. Like Priest, Like People

    book
    08/22/22
    22 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    The legal record of debt for our sin was canceled because Jesus satisfied the legal demands for us by his life, death, and resurrection.
    Like Priest, Like People

  5. He Devises Means

    book
    06/07/22
    14 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    Our God is the one who brings back the exile, who restores the outcast, he is the one who devises means to do so.
    He Devises Means

  6. Fearless Repentance

    book
    03/10/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    When we own up to our sin, our Father is not scandalized, and his response is not to reconsider his calling us.
    Fearless Repentance

  7. Waiting and Fulfillment and Surprise

    book
    11/29/21
    15 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    In Advent we wait, in Christmas we rejoice over the coming of Christ in the fulfillment of the promises, and in Epiphany we celebrate the surprise, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.
    Waiting and Fulfillment and Surprise

  8. God's Plan for Your Life: Reflections on Jeremiah 29

    book
    09/28/21
    18 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    God has in fact executed his plans for his people, plans of peace (probably a better translation than welfare), a future, and a hope in Jesus Christ.
    God's Plan for Your Life: Reflections on Jeremiah 29

  9. Paying Attention to Genre in Scripture

    book
    09/14/21
    15 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    While all Scripture is the self-revelation of God, not all Scripture should be read in the same way.
    Paying Attention to Genre in Scripture

  10. Mute and Muted Idols

    book
    05/27/21
    11 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    The irony of our idolatry is that many of our idols could and would speak the gospel to us if we would listen.
    Mute and Muted Idols

  11. Grief and Hope

    book
    05/10/21
    17 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    Death may speak, and its voice may sound authoritative and decisive. Nonetheless, it is a mere whimper from the grave.
    Grief and Hope

  12. Dying to the Law to Live to God

    book
    02/27/21
    11 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    When we stop looking to Christ in faith, we are walking in sin. Anything (including our supposed law-keeping) that does not proceed from faith is sin.
    Dying to the Law to Live to God
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