1. An Impossible Standard...Attained!

    book
    07/13/22
    10 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience.
    An Impossible Standard...Attained!

  2. Jesus' Transfiguration and Disfiguration

    book
    01/24/22
    6 mins
    read
    By John Bombaro
    If we think God’s power, love and beauty are reserved merely for the glories of Transfiguration, then we have not understood the Father; we have not understood divine revelation.
    Jesus' Transfiguration and Disfiguration

  3. They Brought Gifts and So Do We

    book
    01/06/22
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Meeting the crown prince is one thing; meeting God in the flesh, as the Light of the Gentiles and the Savior of the world is another.
    They Brought Gifts and So Do We

  4. Christmas and the Theology of Gift

    book
    12/29/21
    19 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Love turns out to be not simply a thing or action, but a characteristic of God himself.
    Christmas and the Theology of Gift

  5. Advent Three Times Over

    book
    12/17/21
    9 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The Advents of Christ (past, present, and future) elicit faith in the word of Christ, confirmed by his presence.
    Advent Three Times Over

  6. Advent's Double Helix

    book
    12/01/21
    6 mins
    read
    By John Bombaro
    There is no other transitionary event in human history that warrants three full months of focused attention and persistent acknowledgment than the incarnation of the Son of God.
    Advent's Double Helix

  7. What Is the Purpose of the Church?

    book
    07/24/21
    13 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
    What Is the Purpose of the Church?

  8. Easter is Over, Now What?

    book
    04/23/21
    20 mins
    read
    By John Bombaro
    Just as the grave could not hold the Lord of Life, neither could the calendar contain Easter to just one Sunday.
    Easter is Over, Now What?

  9. Why God Works Through Words

    book
    02/25/21
    23 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The “Word” isn’t a thing, it is a person, the Son of the Father, who with the Holy Spirit is one God.
    Why God Works Through Words

  10. God's Unmasked Face

    book
    01/04/21
    19 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The church does well to remind the world that God is unmasked, indeed, that God has unmasked himself in the person of Jesus.
    God's Unmasked Face
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