1. A Meal That Never Ends

    book
    05/27/24
    20 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    We can do nothing to warrant entry into the kingdom of God nor are we getting in if we think a seat at God’s table is something to which we are entitled.
    A Meal That Never Ends

  2. At the Cross

    book
    05/17/24
    20 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The cross not only stands as the measure of our hatred of God but also as the measure of God’s love for us.
    At the Cross

  3. Martin Luther's Reformation Hymns

    book
    05/16/24
    12 mins
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    By Nicholas Hopman
    It is difficult to overestimate the importance of these early Lutheran hymns – and their physical availability in hymnals – in the piety of common people living in Lutheran towns and territories.
    Martin Luther's Reformation Hymns

  4. In The Wild: Church for Those People

    book
    05/14/24
    11 mins
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    By Gage Jordan
    The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
    In The Wild: Church for Those People

  5. The Law’s Countdown

    book
    04/30/24
    14 mins
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    By Dominick Santore
    Some part of us always wants our ability under the law to be just as important (or more) than grace.
    The Law’s Countdown

  6. God’s Gift of Justification

    book
    04/18/24
    17 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.
    God’s Gift of Justification

  7. License to Grace

    book
    04/16/24
    13 mins
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    By Dominick Santore
    Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
    License to Grace

  8. Unforeseen Sympathy

    book
    04/10/24
    22 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Jonah’s biggest blunder was a failure to understand that God’s grace is always undeserved and always falls on those who are unworthy of it.
    Unforeseen Sympathy

  9. New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

    book
    03/20/24
    22 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
    New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

  10. Ishmael, Isaac, and the Freedom We Receive

    book
    03/14/24
    24 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
    Ishmael, Isaac, and the Freedom We Receive

  11. Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

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    03/07/24
    16 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
    Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

  12. The Grace of Repentance in a Fish’s Belly

    book
    02/22/24
    23 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    He shows up when we are at our worst to usher us back to his side, lead us to repentance, rescue us, and reclaim us as his own.
    The Grace of Repentance in a Fish’s Belly
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