1. Every Day is a Sabbath

    book
    10/19/22
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Every day is a Sabbath for Christians. Every day is the day the Lord has made. Every day is a day to find rest in Christ.
    Every Day is a Sabbath

  2. Law and Gospel Done

    book
    09/27/22
    19 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Christ is not an idea. He isn’t a concept. He isn’t a religious notion or sentiment. He isn’t a product. He is the Savior, flesh and blood.
    Law and Gospel Done

  3. A Hospitable God

    book
    07/21/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.
    A Hospitable God

  4. What We See in the Cross is Love

    book
    05/27/22
    16 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    If you want something empty, the tomb is the way to go. The point of the manger is that Jesus was in it. The point of the cross is that Jesus was on it.
    What We See in the Cross is Love

  5. God Has Swallowed Death, Whose Belly Christ Has Burst

    book
    05/06/22
    7 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Nothing stands against you. Only Christ stands now, and he is for you, more for you than you could ever know, for you like nothing else that has ever loved you.
    God Has Swallowed Death, Whose Belly Christ Has Burst

  6. 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

  7. An Unintended Sermon

    book
    03/30/22
    16 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    What grace is this? It’s grace from Christ, who often seizes us when we least expect it, even through the hands of His enemies.
    An Unintended Sermon

  8. The Book of Esther and the Name of God

    book
    03/22/22
    12 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
    The Book of Esther and the Name of God

  9. The Veil of Moses and the Face of Christ

    book
    03/07/22
    16 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    God is mercy. He was mercy then. He’s mercy now. God showed them His glory, if only a reflection, in the face of Moses.
    The Veil of Moses and the Face of Christ

  10. The Most Shameful Thing I’ve Ever Done

    book
    02/21/22
    14 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    God saves us through people. He saves us through means. He puts a voice on the gospel.
    The Most Shameful Thing I’ve Ever Done

  11. Test the Spirits

    book
    02/09/22
    9 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    The language of faith speaks promise and persecution, hope and trial, victory and pain. The language of the world may well speak the former, but rarely the latter.
    Test the Spirits

  12. Rest Doesn't Come Cheap

    book
    02/02/22
    8 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    Rest doesn’t come cheap. Perhaps there’s no scarcer commodity in our time. Plenty sell it, but there’s no warranty, and it seldom lasts.
    Rest Doesn't Come Cheap
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