1. 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

  2. A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

    book
    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

  3. Having Done All to Stand

    book
    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

  4. Mercy Makes Mercy

    book
    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

  5. The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

    book
    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

  6. What is the Purpose of a Worship Service?

    book
    06/27/22
    6 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    The worship service is less like servants entering the throne room to wait on the king’s needs and more like a father joining his family around the dining room table.
    What is the Purpose of a Worship Service?

  7. The Trinity Is History

    book
    06/10/22
    16 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.
    The Trinity Is History

  8. He Devises Means

    book
    06/07/22
    14 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Our God is the one who brings back the exile, who restores the outcast, he is the one who devises means to do so.
    He Devises Means

  9. Malachi’s Message of the Maker’s Love

    book
    06/06/22
    20 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Our only hope in life and death is that God loves sinners, who fail and forget constantly, with a love that is just as constant.
    Malachi’s Message of the Maker’s Love

  10. Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

    book
    06/06/22
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    After the big, splashy, exciting day of Pentecost in Acts 2, church life faded into the ordinary life of ragtag sinners encountering the God of the cross coming to them in seemingly unawesome ways. What can we learn from this?
    Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

  11. Not Drunk As You Suppose

    book
    06/03/22
    12 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    That on Pentecost God’s Spirit should function through a dozen seeming inebriates should be no surprise when this same God saves through the ignominy of the cross.
    Not Drunk As You Suppose

  12. 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
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