1. You Are Light

    book
    03/06/23
    13 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    I hate to break it to you, but "are" is not an action verb. "Are" is a being verb.
    You Are Light

  2. True Contentment

    book
    03/02/23
    14 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
    True Contentment

  3. The Presentation of Our Lord

    book
    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

  4. True Tolerance

    book
    01/19/23
    18 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    We assert, we herald, the truth about God becoming King of the world in and through Jesus of Nazareth alone. It is our public announcement.
    True Tolerance

  5. Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

    book
    01/17/23
    33 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).
    Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

  6. Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

    book
    01/13/23
    24 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
    Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

  7. I am the Lord's Servant

    book
    12/16/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
    I am the Lord's Servant

  8. When Politics Predominates

    book
    12/02/22
    8 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    When the church is a political actor, the gospel doesn’t have the final word.
    When Politics Predominates

  9. Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

    book
    11/15/22
    8 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    We live again, not so that we will now pay our debt, but to proclaim that we live because our debt was paid!
    Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

  10. A Life Hidden in Christ

    book
    11/14/22
    17 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    You are a child of God. You’re blameless, holy, perfect, and righteous. Don’t feel that way? Too bad. God is greater than your heart.
    A Life Hidden in Christ

  11. You were and you are

    book
    11/09/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    You’re not new because of what you do. You’re new and so you do new things, even in spite of yourself, because of your sinful nature.
    You were and you are

  12. Visible and Invisible

    book
    10/26/22
    11 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
    Visible and Invisible
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