1. All Saints Day

    book
    11/01/23
    11 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Steven Paulson shares the meaning (and grace) found in All Saints Day
    All Saints Day

  2. If Christ Has Not Been Raised, Preaching is Useless

    book
    04/10/23
    16 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    This week we are taking a closer look at 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 and what we lose if Christ has not been raised from the dead.
    If Christ Has Not Been Raised, Preaching is Useless

  3. Christmas in Psalm 2: Futility is Funny

    book
    12/20/22
    18 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
    Christmas in Psalm 2: Futility is Funny

  4. Faith, Hope, and Love

    book
    08/01/22
    21 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
    Faith, Hope, and Love

  5. Do the Words of Baptism Matter?

    book
    04/25/22
    7 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    To give us God’s name, the name that is above every name, Christ gave us the exact words to say at baptism: the name of the triune God who is three persons, one God: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”
    Do the Words of Baptism Matter?

  6. Free Range Christ

    book
    04/18/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    Free-range Christ is fearful Christ because he is present, speaking, and I just crucified him.
    Free Range Christ

  7. He Preached, and it Stood Firm

    book
    02/10/22
    12 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    If God ever forgives you, it is not just allowing you to start over and try harder the second time, but it is a whole, new, complete justification that is given as a free gift and without any work of our own—outside the law.
    He Preached, and it Stood Firm

  8. Implications of the Incarnation: The Incarnation is New Creation

    book
    12/03/21
    14 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    Each week during this year’s Advent series, we will take a look at a specific implication of Christ’s incarnation. This week, we will discover how God reaffirms the goodness of his creation by making all things new in the incarnation.
    Implications of the Incarnation: The Incarnation is New Creation

  9. That's a Good Question: Are We All Predestined to Either Heaven or Hell?

    book
    08/02/21
    16 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    The reason the mind is endlessly troubled about God predestining everything is the vague generalization. Generalizations are cold as ice, without the warm Christ.
    That's a Good Question: Are We All Predestined to Either Heaven or Hell?

  10. How to Survive Good Friday

    book
    04/02/21
    10 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    You can’t bear your own sins, to say nothing of getting rid of them.
    How to Survive Good Friday

  11. God, the Preacher and Giving Thanks

    book
    08/17/20
    8 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    When you don’t know whom to thank, you start thanking yourself. Praise turns inward. This is a double bondage. When you have only yourself to thank, you end up having only yourself to depend upon.
    God, the Preacher and Giving Thanks

  12. The Hidden God and My Hiding Place

    book
    06/26/20
    11 mins
    read
    By Steven Paulson
    The God whom I met without a preacher is neither revealing nor hiding—but now, with a preacher, he has become my hiding place!
    The Hidden God and My Hiding Place
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