1. Lucas Cranach: Artist, Proclaimer, and Friend

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    08/17/22
    16 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Cranach became the evangelical interpreter for the masses
    Lucas Cranach: Artist, Proclaimer, and Friend

  2. We Cannot Hack God's Word

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    08/16/22
    13 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Our value and our values, our life, our everything is from Jesus Christ given to us as a gift.
    We Cannot Hack God's Word

  3. God is Great, God is Good

    book
    08/08/22
    8 mins
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    By Scott Landrum
    God’s goodness spoke a promise of peace and mercy to the bewildered, a promise that rings out to this day.
    God is Great, God is Good

  4. The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

    book
    08/02/22
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
    The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

  5. Faith, Hope, and Love

    book
    08/01/22
    21 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
    Faith, Hope, and Love

  6. A Hospitable God

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    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

  7. Miniature Death

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    07/19/22
    12 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    The spirit indeed is willing and desires bodily death as a gentle sleep. It does not consider it to be death; it knows no such thing as death.
    Miniature Death

  8. A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

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    07/18/22
    16 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.
    A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

  9. Having Done All to Stand

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    07/14/22
    21 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    History is the painful realization that we aren’t the ones who can save the world but, rather, we’re the ones who get saved.
    Having Done All to Stand

  10. Mercy Makes Mercy

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    06/30/22
    6 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.
    Mercy Makes Mercy

  11. The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

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    06/29/22
    31 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.
    The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

  12. Nietzsche's Christ

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    06/28/22
    13 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
    Nietzsche's Christ
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