1. We Do Not Choose Our Crosses

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    10/20/23
    19 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
    We Do Not Choose Our Crosses

  2. The Unlikely Matriarch

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    10/12/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God sees true beauty
    The Unlikely Matriarch

  3. Is Thine Eye Evil, Because I am Good?

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    10/03/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    God gives good gifts to underserving workers. God gives good gifts to all of them.
    Is Thine Eye Evil, Because I am Good?

  4. Unsung Inklings: Charles Williams

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    10/02/23
    14 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Of all the Inklings, Williams was certainly the most enigmatic. His mind and body were always moving.
    Unsung Inklings: Charles Williams

  5. The God Who Remembers: The Action of Remembrance

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    09/11/23
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    This week, we’ll take a closer look at what it means to have a God who remembers us. Today, 1517 Scholar in Residence Chad Bird first introduces the Old Testament meaning behind the word and the Hebrew way of remembering.
    The God Who Remembers: The Action of Remembrance

  6. Lost in Christ

    book
    09/08/23
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
    Lost in Christ

  7. The Goodness of God as the Antidote for Despair

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    08/17/23
    14 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    In that moment of greatest despair, we find the antidote for all our fears. We know we are beloved of God and there is salvation in Christ’s atoning death.
    The Goodness of God as the Antidote for Despair

  8. Jesus Weeps, in Anger?

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    08/16/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus weeps because his heart pulses with furious rage and fierce love.
    Jesus Weeps, in Anger?

  9. The Gift of Honest Confession

    book
    08/11/23
    16 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
    The Gift of Honest Confession

  10. The Gospel of Grief

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    08/09/23
    26 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.
    The Gospel of Grief

  11. What Use is a Pastor?

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    07/26/23
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
    What Use is a Pastor?

  12. Resumes of Weakness

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    06/14/23
    19 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    His successes were not the result of his brilliance, might, and ability as an apostle. They were the result of the all-sufficient grace of God.
    Resumes of Weakness
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