1. Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

    book
    06/20/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
    Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

  2. Summertime Blues?

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    06/16/23
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
    Summertime Blues?

  3. Plagiarizing Jesus Part 3: The Endless Uses of the Lord's Prayer

    book
    06/12/23
    18 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The Lord’s Prayer is liturgy and catechism, action and instruction, praxis and theology.
    Plagiarizing Jesus Part 3: The Endless Uses of the Lord's Prayer

  4. Praying to Receive What's Ours

    book
    06/08/23
    14 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
    Praying to Receive What's Ours

  5. Plagiarizing Jesus Part 2: The Lord's Prayer as Catechesis

    book
    06/05/23
    15 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Praying the Word of God back to God carries didactic import. It teaches us.
    Plagiarizing Jesus Part 2: The Lord's Prayer as Catechesis

  6. Plagiarizing Jesus: The Gift of the Lord's Prayer

    book
    05/22/23
    12 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The Lord’s prayer is a prayer in perfect accord with the will of God, and Jesus gifts it to us to plagiarize at will.
    Plagiarizing Jesus: The Gift of the Lord's Prayer

  7. Faith that Bears Unbearable Grief

    book
    04/19/23
    14 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
    Faith that Bears Unbearable Grief

  8. An S.O.S to God

    book
    01/09/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
    An S.O.S to God

  9. Christmas in Psalm 110: Why Humanity is Better than the Angels

    book
    12/25/22
    16 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    When we pray to Jesus, we pray to the King's right hand. We know one who has the Father's ear, respect and trust. And the one who intercedes for us is still one of us, with nail-pierced hands.
    Christmas in Psalm 110: Why Humanity is Better than the Angels

  10. My Badge of Self Sufficiency

    book
    12/07/22
    11 mins
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    By Karen Stenberg
    God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
    My Badge of Self Sufficiency

  11. Jesus, Thank You

    book
    11/10/22
    23 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The mind-blowing part of this entire story, though, isn’t that only one leper came back to “give thanks,” but that the Lord Jesus healed all ten knowing full well that only one would come back.
    Jesus, Thank You

  12. Why Bother to Pray?

    book
    11/08/22
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Our God is a living God and he listens to our cries for help.
    Why Bother to Pray?
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