1. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

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    03/17/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

  2. God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

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    01/24/23
    19 mins
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    By Robert Kolb
    This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023). Now available for purchase.
    God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

  3. The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

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    01/18/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
    The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

  4. Jesus is Better

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    01/05/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
    Jesus is Better

  5. The Baby and the Wrath of God

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    01/04/23
    11 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
    The Baby and the Wrath of God

  6. A Toy Story Christmas

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    12/29/22
    13 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
    A Toy Story Christmas

  7. Christ Deep in the Flesh

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    12/28/22
    11 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
    Christ Deep in the Flesh

  8. The Christmas Story proclaimed in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

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    12/27/22
    12 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.
    The Christmas Story proclaimed in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

  9. A Proper Christmas

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    12/26/22
    10 mins
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    By Ryan Cosgrove
    It makes perfect sense that the day honoring Jesus' birth would be observed in a decidedly less than refined manner.
    A Proper Christmas

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

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    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

  11. Christmas in Psalm 98: Singing Rocks and other Strange Christmas Lyrics

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    12/24/22
    13 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    Psalm 98, with its promise of a sea and mountains singing, takes these imposing natural features and turns them into a praise choir.
    Christmas in Psalm 98: Singing Rocks and other Strange Christmas Lyrics

  12. Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

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    12/24/22
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
    Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve
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