1. How Awesome Are Your Deeds!

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    01/20/22
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God's power and works are awesome and cannot be stifled. His grace and mercy will be heard above the growls and howls of those who deny Christ Jesus is God and Savior
    How Awesome Are Your Deeds!

  2. Circumcision of Our Lord

    book
    01/01/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
    Circumcision of Our Lord

  3. QAnon, Christianity, and Belief in a Resurrection

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    12/07/21
    18 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    So what, if anything, makes us different from those who are waiting on the grassy knoll in Dallas, TX? Can we be any more sure of our belief in the resurrection?
    QAnon, Christianity, and Belief in a Resurrection

  4. Martha: Herald of the Gospel

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    10/07/21
    15 mins
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    By Valerie Thur
    Martha’s pain is not met by a to-do list. Jesus’ reply is not that she should try harder or change her behavior
    Martha: Herald of the Gospel

  5. The Bible and How to Read It - Part 3: How Do I Understand It?

    book
    10/05/21
    16 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    We must be careful in how we use Bible verses to establish Scriptural truth both to others and to ourselves.
    The Bible and How to Read It - Part 3: How Do I Understand It?

  6. The Bible and How to Read It. Part 1: What is the Bible?

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    09/07/21
    16 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    A famous saying of Augustine (echoing Jesus in Luke 24:44) perhaps puts it best, “The New Testament lies concealed in the Old, the Old lies revealed in the New.”
    The Bible and How to Read It. Part 1: What is the Bible?

  7. The Mountainous Gospel of God

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    08/23/21
    28 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Calvary is our mountain of pardon. It is the place which reveals most definitively God’s plan to redeem and reconcile sinners to himself.
    The Mountainous Gospel of God

  8. The Rock of Truth in the Storm of Fake News

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    07/30/21
    22 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The Psalms aren’t the clandestine successes of a faithful soul, but are the journaled hopes of a desperate soul — of one teetering on the edge of oblivion.
    The Rock of Truth in the Storm of Fake News

  9. The Psalms as the Prayerbook of Jesus and the Church

    book
    06/25/21
    16 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    As the sin-bearer, Jesus was also the sin-confessor in the psalms.
    The Psalms as the Prayerbook of Jesus and the Church

  10. You Are Not Forgotten

    book
    06/02/21
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We prefer God to forgive our sin by not paying attention to it. Then our prayer is not for grace but that God would overlook and wink at us from the sidelines.
    You Are Not Forgotten

  11. Psalm 23 and the Apostles' Creed

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    04/14/21
    12 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    The Holy Spirit does what his name implies. He makes us holy. We believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord, and come to him only by the Holy Spirit who calls us with the gospel.
    Psalm 23 and the Apostles' Creed

  12. What to do When Life Goes to Pieces

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    02/22/21
    19 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The Bible is a book for the desperate. That is its target audience. Recognizing our desperation readies us to hear the consolation that only God’s Word can offer.
    What to do When Life Goes to Pieces
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