The Fear of Being Known
By Luke Kjolhaug
09/29/26
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The Fear of Being Known

This is an excerpt from the sixth chapter of Fear Not: How the Gospel Disrupts Our Deepest Anxieties by Luke Kjolhaug (1517 Publishing, 2026).
His Mercy is More
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/25/26

His Mercy is More

We draw near because Christ our Mediator has gone where we never could, and he has brought us with him.
Sacred Trash Pits and Holy Garbage
Mark Duerr
Mark Duerr
09/24/26

Sacred Trash Pits and Holy Garbage

The Israelite God was different from all the other gods, thus, the worship of Yahweh differed from that of all other gods.

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Chad Bird
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Please God, Let There Be a Purgatory

We harbor a clandestine doctrine in our hearts: we secretly hope there is a purgatory.
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
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That Sermon Was Perfect For Those People

If there was a proclamation of grace, it was an afterthought, given in the sense of “just in case anyone needs this.”
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
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God: Perfect Father or Angry Monster

Is God the perfect loving father for whom we have all longed; or is he an angry, blood-thirsty deity who can only be appeased by the torture and death of his own child?
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Daniel Emery Price
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The Resurrection and the Life Hasn’t Forgotten

Jesus simply can’t help himself. Over and over in the Gospels we find Jesus leaving a wake of physical restoration.
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Dominick Santore
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From Treasure to Trash

A while back, I drove past my neighbor's house and right there in the street with the rest of the garbage were several golden trophies nearly half my height and still looking quite shiny and new.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Building Towers of Babel to the Glory of God

Here’s what lurks beneath this seemingly righteous behavior: they wanted to make a name for themselves, these tower-builders.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
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Narrow Gate: The Radically Inclusive-Exclusive Gospel

This was one of the most haunting and soul tormenting verses in the Bible for me when I was growing up.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
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When Everything Is Not Awesome

Getting ready for church is an exhausting exercise for a lot of people. By getting ready, I don't mean making wardrobe decisions.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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When Valleys of Trouble Become Doorways of Hope

But in that quest for thou shalts and thou shalt nots, you’ll miss what really matters. You’ll trample the cross while racing for the tablets of stone. From the tale of Achan's theft, you’ll rob yourself of Jesus.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
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Christians Have A Secret: Good Works

Just how should we think about our good works in the Christian life of faith as we live that life before others... and before God?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Forgive Us Our Good Works

Good people like fist-pounding on the pulpit about the bad things that bad people do in this bad world of ours. It makes them feel better about themselves.
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