1. You Aren’t Jesus and You Don’t Need to Be

    book
    01/28/20
    11 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    The gospel is the good news that in Christ we have been given the very righteousness of Christ himself. This means that everything God commands of us is given to us in Christ as a gift.
    You Aren’t Jesus and You Don’t Need to Be

  2. Good News for Resolution Failures

    book
    01/14/20
    10 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    When we talk about bettering ourselves, we need to realize that a theology of the cross does not militate against this endeavor but that it places it squarely in the horizontal realm.
    Good News for Resolution Failures

  3. The Gospel of the Unabomber

    book
    10/23/19
    8 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    It is incumbent upon the faithful preacher, looking to see sinners transformed into the image of Christ, to preach a naked gospel.
    The Gospel of the Unabomber

  4. I Am A Fake Christian

    book
    03/19/19
    11 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    The other day a prominent Evangelical pastor tweeted, “My life’s commitment is to talk about the Bible in such a way that fake Christians feel fake — so that they can be saved.”
    I Am A Fake Christian

  5. The Myth of Christian Maturity

    book
    01/17/19
    8 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    In a world where science tells us that everything is deteriorating and we’re all one day closer to our physical death it’s nice to think that there might be something we are getting better at.
    The Myth of Christian Maturity

  6. God With Us

    book
    12/18/18
    9 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    It’s the Christmas season, that time of year when families gather together to exchange gifts and spend time with one another.
    God With Us

  7. Forgiveness Is Finished

    book
    10/29/18
    10 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    I’ve had a lot of nasty things done to me in my 43 years of life. Many of which were done by church people while we were worshipping and serving Jesus together.
    Forgiveness Is Finished

  8. Christ’s Gifts For Ingrates

    book
    10/01/18
    11 mins
    read
    By Ryan Couch
    Have you ever received a gift for which you were less than thrilled, but you had to pretend you really liked it so as not to offend the giver?
    Christ’s Gifts For Ingrates

  9. Why Do We Go to Church?

    book
    05/03/18
    9 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    For most of my Christian experience I was taught and I taught others that church was primarily a place to go to serve, to use your gifts, to bless others.
    Why Do We Go to Church?

  10. Sanctified By Faith

    book
    02/28/18
    8 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    As sinful humans, we are adept at taking what God gives as gift and making it into a work. Nowhere is this made more evident than in the universally misunderstood doctrine of sanctification.
    Sanctified By Faith
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