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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/01/21

Advent's Double Helix

There is no other transitionary event in human history that warrants three full months of focused attention and persistent acknowledgment than the incarnation of the Son of God.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/21/20

O Dayspring: Winning the Fight Against God

On each of the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve (December 17-23), Chad Bird will provide a meditation that focuses on the ancient “O Antiphons,” each of which addresses Christ by a different Old Testament name. Today’s reflection, the fifth in the series, is on “O Dayspring.”
Jason Lang
Jason Lang
11/27/20

Your Will Be Done

Even when you’re praying and you feel like you’re not getting what you want, God loves you. God hears you.
Andrew Foss
Andrew Foss
11/23/20

You Are Forgiven

Where there’s more sin, there’s more grace! Are you comfortable with that? That the greater the sin, the greater the grace? Could it be that easy?
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
09/04/20

The Gospel in the Way, Way Back

The gospel fires up within us the gratitude, joy, and love to pull off what the law never could get us to do.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/16/20

Remembering What God Does

True strength, wisdom, and understanding come to us from God. His Spirit gives us wisdom and understanding through the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/27/19

Will There Be Animals in Heaven?

As our first parents had a bond with the animals, as Noah had animals with him in the reboot of creation after the flood, so after this old creation comes to an end, we will enjoy a new creation that includes animals.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
09/12/19

A Look at 1 Peter 3: Baptism Now Saves You

When we read this chapter, we find that we are actually shaped by the word.
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
07/26/19

When to Pass on a Baptism Candidate

Everything was perfectly teed up to move the needle on the baptism metric, but I just couldn’t do it. I told her she shouldn't get baptized.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
02/10/16

Grace For Me: Justice for You

Grace is easier to tweet about than extend. When we are talking about my sin and the impact it has on others, I want grace.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
06/11/15

Hobbits and Evangelism: Friendship

I have found that Gandalf’s words above ring true, not only in Middle-earth, but in our world as well.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/13/13

If Cows Had Gods

The second truth, however, is that just because God has become a man does not mean he thinks, desires, or speaks as man generally does.
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