1. Have You Heard About the Hall

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    12/11/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    God has a hall ready for us, for us and for so many more
    Have You Heard About the Hall

  2. What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

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    08/10/23
    16 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
    What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

  3. Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

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    08/04/23
    6 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

  4. Observations from an Ordination Anniversary

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    08/03/23
    15 mins
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    By Ryan Cosgrove
    I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
    Observations from an Ordination Anniversary

  5. Idolatry in Living Color

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    07/21/23
    12 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
    Idolatry in Living Color

  6. The Bible: God’s Anchorage

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    07/20/23
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God’s published will offers us anchorage, the anchorage of Jesus Christ, in the midst of chaos, reminding us that there is a greater purpose to our lives than the pursuit of worldly success or fleeting pleasures.
    The Bible: God’s Anchorage

  7. The Holy Spirit's Succulent Fruit

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    07/03/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
    The Holy Spirit's Succulent Fruit

  8. The Gifts of the Trinity

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    06/30/23
    9 mins
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    By Jason Oakland
    Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
    The Gifts of the Trinity

  9. Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

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    06/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
    Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

  10. Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

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    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

  11. 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?

  12. Sin Will Have No Dominion

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    06/15/23
    10 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
    Sin Will Have No Dominion
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