1. A First Far-Off Gleam of the Gospel: The Christian Beginnings of Tolkien’s Fiction in The Book of Lost Tales

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    05/03/23
    17 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
    A First Far-Off Gleam of the Gospel: The Christian Beginnings of Tolkien’s Fiction in The Book of Lost Tales

  2. You're a Horse

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    04/27/23
    12 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
    You're a Horse

  3. What's in a Name?

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    04/21/23
    26 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
    What's in a Name?

  4. The Easter Prelude

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    04/09/23
    10 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
    The Easter Prelude

  5. Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

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    02/24/23
    13 mins
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    By David Clay
    Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
    Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

  6. The Presentation of Our Lord

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    02/02/23
    9 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
    The Presentation of Our Lord

  7. Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

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    02/01/23
    10 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
    Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

  8. Another Look at the "Loving" Expert on the Law

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    01/10/23
    12 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
    Another Look at the

  9. What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

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    01/03/23
    16 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease. 
    What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

  10. A Toast to the End of Ourselves

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    01/02/23
    12 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
    A Toast to the End of Ourselves

  11. Pastor ChatGPT Is No Preacher

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    12/21/22
    13 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
    Pastor ChatGPT Is No Preacher

  12. A Review of Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)

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    12/05/22
    14 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The more awareness we have that we are weak and low and frail and incapable of doing this thing called life, the more perfectly we are positioned to meet the God of grace.
    A Review of Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
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