1. John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

    book
    09/16/22
    18 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
    John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

  2. The Day We Buried Our Son

    book
    08/25/22
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    We did not say “Goodbye” to our son on the day of his burial. We said, “Luke, we’ll see you soon.”
    The Day We Buried Our Son

  3. Reflections on the Death of Our Son

    book
    08/04/22
    15 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    On Saturday, July 16, Luke Gabriel Bird died in a hiking accident in Chile. He was a midshipman in the United States Naval Academy. He is our son. Here are some reflections on his life, his faith, and his Lord.
    Reflections on the Death of Our Son

  4. Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

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    07/25/22
    19 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    You will not be disappointed in this Champion of the Incarnation.
    Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

  5. An Excerpt from Limping with God

    book
    07/01/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.
    An Excerpt from Limping with God

  6. Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

    book
    06/06/22
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    After the big, splashy, exciting day of Pentecost in Acts 2, church life faded into the ordinary life of ragtag sinners encountering the God of the cross coming to them in seemingly unawesome ways. What can we learn from this?
    Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

  7. Getting the “Still Small Voice” All Wrong

    book
    05/04/22
    14 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Is the "still small voice" of God a murmuring in your heart, a whisper of conscience, the Universe whispering to you? When we explore 1 Kings 19, that "voice" turns out to be very much like the Messenger and Word of the Lord.
    Getting the “Still Small Voice” All Wrong

  8. Please Don’t Say These Six Things at My Funeral

    book
    04/21/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    I want the beginning of my funeral to be focused on Jesus, as well as the middle, the end, and every point in between.
    Please Don’t Say These Six Things at My Funeral

  9. A Review of the Psalms Commentary by James M. Hamilton, Jr.

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    04/20/22
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Hamilton writes lucidly. He has that rare gift of walking the tightrope between the academy and the church, being able to communicate to both groups in the same book.
    A Review of the Psalms Commentary by James M. Hamilton, Jr.

  10. My God, My God, Why Have You ______ Me? Rethinking Psalm 22:1

    book
    04/15/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The Messiah is exiled from God on the cross as Israel was. Forsaken as Israel was forsaken. Cast away from Yahweh as Israel was. Why?
    My God, My God, Why Have You ______ Me? Rethinking Psalm 22:1

  11. What Kind of God Washes Feet?

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    04/14/22
    5 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    How fitting that we have our feet washed by the very God from whom we once ran in terror and shame.
    What Kind of God Washes Feet?

  12. 4 1/2 Hebrew Words To Know For Holy Week

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    04/06/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The Lord sees the blood of the Lamb upon us, but does not merely pass over us in mercy. He passes into us by grace.
    4 1/2 Hebrew Words To Know For Holy Week
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