1. Not Drunk As You Suppose

    book
    06/03/22
    12 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    That on Pentecost God’s Spirit should function through a dozen seeming inebriates should be no surprise when this same God saves through the ignominy of the cross.
    Not Drunk As You Suppose

  2. Stay With Us

    book
    05/26/22
    8 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread, so we, through the working of the Holy Spirit, recognize our Lord in the Word and Sacraments.
    Stay With Us

  3. What the Women at the Tomb Reveal about God's Redemption

    book
    05/03/22
    13 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Every part of Jesus’ encounter with Mary Magdalene in John 20 was incredibly intentional and personal for God to systematically redeem what was lost.
    What the Women at the Tomb Reveal about God's Redemption

  4. Free Range Christ

    book
    04/18/22
    10 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Free-range Christ is fearful Christ because he is present, speaking, and I just crucified him.
    Free Range Christ

  5. Easter: The First Day of Eternal Life

    book
    04/17/22
    16 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Sometimes loss is gain. Sometimes defeat is victory. Sometimes weakness is strength. Sometimes death is life. Sometimes, that is, when Christ is at the center, on his cross and not in his tomb.
    Easter: The First Day of Eternal Life

  6. It Is Finished

    book
    04/15/22
    7 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    God has found a way to be God even for the likes of us. He has found a way to save sinners.
    It Is Finished

  7. My God, My God, Why Have You ______ Me? Rethinking Psalm 22:1

    book
    04/15/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The Messiah is exiled from God on the cross as Israel was. Forsaken as Israel was forsaken. Cast away from Yahweh as Israel was. Why?
    My God, My God, Why Have You ______ Me? Rethinking Psalm 22:1

  8. You Are Bloody Forgiven

    book
    04/14/22
    9 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Today, Maundy Thursday, we receive the feast of Christ’s true body and blood for us, for the forgiveness of our sins. All of them.
    You Are Bloody Forgiven

  9. What Kind of God Washes Feet?

    book
    04/14/22
    5 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    How fitting that we have our feet washed by the very God from whom we once ran in terror and shame.
    What Kind of God Washes Feet?

  10. God's Transitive Grace

    book
    04/13/22
    19 mins
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    By Ryan Cosgrove
    Christ has come to make every last aspect of your life the object of his eternal, never-ending, always transitive grace.
    God's Transitive Grace

  11. Easter is Overrated

    book
    04/11/22
    13 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    Easter must be seen in light of the cross. It must never overshadow Good Friday. They are a packaged deal!
    Easter is Overrated

  12. Behold Your King

    book
    04/08/22
    7 mins
    read
    By Martin Luther
    Great things are contained in these seemingly unimportant words: "Behold, your king." Such boundless gifts are brought by this poor and despised king.
    Behold Your King
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