1. Westerns and the Imprecatory Psalms

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    12/29/23
    9 mins
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    By Steve Byrnes
    The Jews were living the script for a Western movie when Jesus showed up. The enemies of God were running the town
    Westerns and the Imprecatory Psalms

  2. The Worst Story in the Bible

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    12/28/23
    20 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger
    The Worst Story in the Bible

  3. Justification for Sinners and Beggars

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    12/26/23
    20 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Paul has zero patience for the gospel of God to be called into question, especially when the ones questioning it are the ones who should’ve known better.
    Justification for Sinners and Beggars

  4. No Other Gospel

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    11/06/23
    24 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Any message other than "Christ for you" is not good news.
    No Other Gospel

  5. The Stinging Lessons of Matthew 22

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    10/30/23
    33 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Matthew 22 sees Jesus address Jewish legal debates. In the process, he makes disticntions between the Law and Gospel.
    The Stinging Lessons of Matthew 22

  6. When God Gets Your Guts

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    10/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    How the ancient view of "guts" is a lively metaphor of promise
    When God Gets Your Guts

  7. Calculus of Forgiveness"

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    10/17/23
    20 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Christ reshapes what forgivness means and why it's important
    Calculus of Forgiveness

  8. Why Poetry Matters

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    09/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Kerri Tom
    If poetry elevates its subject, we could also say the reverse: the subject, in this case, the Most High God, elevates the language.
    Why Poetry Matters

  9. An Excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny

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    08/29/23
    7 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    This is an excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny: An Examination of the Bethel Confession Proposed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Hermann Sasse in August 1933, written by Torbjörn Johansson and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny

  10. An Excerpt from Let the Bird Fly

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    08/25/23
    11 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    This is an excerpt is from Chapter 1 of Let the Bird Fly: Life in a World Given Back to Us written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
    An Excerpt from Let the Bird Fly

  11. An Excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians, Galatians 5:1

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    08/24/23
    10 mins
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    By Martin Luther | Haroldo Camacho
    This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), edited by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
    An Excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians, Galatians 5:1

  12. An Excerpt from The Resurrection Fact

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    08/18/23
    13 mins
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    By Adam Francisco
    This is an edited excerpt from the conclusion of The Resurrection Fact: Responding to Modern Critics, edited by John Bombaro and Adam Francisco. (1517 Publishing, 2016).
    An Excerpt from The Resurrection Fact
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