1. A Necessary and Eternal Treasure

    book
    06/26/21
    11 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    Take away the communal aspect, take away the communal gathering around Christ’s body and blood, and the Christian will begin to suffer a malnutrition of faith.
    A Necessary and Eternal Treasure

  2. A Friend Like No Other

    book
    05/18/21
    12 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    By his initiative alone, he remakes our hearts to love him and others unselfishly.
    A Friend Like No Other

  3. Thankful for the Joy of People

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    03/06/21
    8 mins
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    By John Bortulin
    In schools and on barstools and in delis and where two or three gather, your Savior turns you loose to encounter those who are delightful and loveable.
    Thankful for the Joy of People

  4. The Demon of Acedia

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    03/02/21
    13 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    Apathy, melancholy, and disillusionment plague the footsteps of the up-and-coming generations more than ever, especially in the realm of religion, and it’s worth asking, “Why?”
    The Demon of Acedia

  5. What a Friend We Have in Jesus

    book
    09/01/20
    6 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    What greater friend could we have than Jesus?
    What a Friend We Have in Jesus

  6. The Suicide Prophet

    book
    02/25/20
    17 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Sometimes we have to strain hard to hear words deeper than our hearts. Words not from inside, but outside. Words from God, not our own self-spun narratives.
    The Suicide Prophet

  7. A Cynic Walks into a Church

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    11/08/18
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The more that we hear the law, the more we recognize others as those who, like us, are torn and tattered by the wounds of sin and brokenness.
    A Cynic Walks into a Church

  8. The Gift of Belonging

    book
    10/17/18
    11 mins
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    By David Rufner
    It is only when individuals are bound together in community that they become fully human.
    The Gift of Belonging

  9. Friends

    book
    11/20/13
    7 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    Have you ever experienced the awkwardness of meeting someone you really enjoy and thinking that it was the start of beautiful friendship, only to find out that they didn’t feel the same way?
    Friends
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