1. The Gospel Breaks Down Fences

    book
    01/11/24
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
    The Gospel Breaks Down Fences

  2. Is God Moved by our Petitions?

    book
    01/08/24
    15 mins
    read
    By Steve Byrnes
    Do our petitions move God?
    Is God Moved by our Petitions?

  3. What is Apologetics?

    book
    12/18/23
    14 mins
    read
    By Kyle G. Jones
    Kyle G. Jones gives a broad primer on what apologetics is, what it hopes to accomplish, and its limitations.
    What is Apologetics?

  4. The Testimony of The Rood

    book
    11/27/23
    11 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    An Anglo-Saxon poem gives fresh insight to the cross
    The Testimony of The Rood

  5. Pumpkin Patch

    book
    11/22/23
    23 mins
    read
    By Daniel Stenberg
    How the pumpkin patch has a lot to teach us about the love and work of Christ
    Pumpkin Patch

  6. Seeking Divine Solutions to Human Problems

    book
    10/26/23
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Human solutions to problems, important as they are, are inadequate to meet our deepest needs
    Seeking Divine Solutions to Human Problems

  7. To Live is Christ

    book
    10/05/23
    10 mins
    read
    By Gerhard Forde
    How can he say it? How can he say that Christ is after all the entire meaning of life for him, and that death is no real worry?
    To Live is Christ

  8. God Demands The Impossible, And That’s Good

    book
    09/28/23
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
    God Demands The Impossible, And That’s Good

  9. The God Who Remembers: Joseph

    book
    09/13/23
    10 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
    The God Who Remembers: Joseph

  10. Lost in Christ

    book
    09/08/23
    10 mins
    read
    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

  11. The Inner Ring

    book
    08/30/23
    14 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
    The Inner Ring

  12. The Eternal Comfort of God

    book
    08/22/23
    19 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Jesus’s story in Luke 16 draws definitive attention to whom God helps — namely, God always comes close in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
    The Eternal Comfort of God
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