1. Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

    book
    06/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
    Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

  2. One Way to Make Sure Worship Songs Don't Sound the Same

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    05/05/23
    10 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    The only way to change the current state of worship songwriting and production is to create something different.
    One Way to Make Sure Worship Songs Don't Sound the Same

  3. One Final Cry

    book
    05/02/23
    6 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
    One Final Cry

  4. An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

    book
    04/18/23
    6 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

  5. The Legend of the Dogwood

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    03/30/23
    11 mins
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    By Seth Moorman
    Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
    The Legend of the Dogwood

  6. The Parable of the Sower

    book
    03/14/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
    The Parable of the Sower

  7. How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

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    02/17/23
    14 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    To believe God is love and thus loves you is a miracle wrought by the Holy Spirit.
    How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

  8. How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

    book
    02/16/23
    11 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
    How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

  9. How God Loves Us: The Meaning of "So," John 3:16

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    02/15/23
    8 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    “So loved,” then isn’t about how much but instead simply how.
    How God Loves Us: The Meaning of

  10. Sing A New Song

    book
    02/10/23
    8 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    The earliest followers of God sang their faith, which is no different today as we sing of the hope we have in Jesus.
    Sing A New Song

  11. C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

    book
    02/06/23
    23 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
    C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

  12. The Gospel for Morons

    book
    01/20/23
    7 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Morons though we all have been, there is nothing we need that Christ hasn’t given us.
    The Gospel for Morons
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