1. Forgive Your Parents

    book
    03/08/23
    9 mins
    read
    By Michael Berg
    Unprompted, without any warning, for no reason at all, without any instigation say, "I love you." And that will wash over your parents like a beautiful absolution.
    Forgive Your Parents

  2. Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

    book
    02/20/23
    12 mins
    read
    By Rick Ritchie
    Reading includes, on some level, striving. Hearing, on the other hand, remains passive.
    Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

  3. The Presentation of Our Lord

    book
    02/02/23
    9 mins
    read
    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. Epiphany with the Inklings

    book
    01/26/23
    18 mins
    read
    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    The further up and further into the season of Epiphany we get, the bigger the grace of God in Christ is, the brighter the Light of Christ shines, and the more blessed we are in Jesus' epiphany for us.
    Epiphany with the Inklings

  5. True Tolerance

    book
    01/19/23
    18 mins
    read
    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

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

    book
    01/13/23
    24 mins
    read
    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
    read
    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. Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

    book
    11/15/22
    8 mins
    read
    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

  9. A Life Hidden in Christ

    book
    11/14/22
    17 mins
    read
    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

  10. Visible and Invisible

    book
    10/26/22
    11 mins
    read
    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

  11. How to Define Christian Community

    book
    10/25/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
    How to Define Christian Community

  12. 1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

    book
    10/21/22
    11 mins
    read
    By Luke Kjolhaug
    The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
    1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God
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