1. Heaven Came Down

    book
    12/31/21
    13 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    This Christmas season we are thankful that even though we “fallers” are unable to climb up to God, he came down the ladder to us.
    Heaven Came Down

  2. The Name of Jesus

    book
    12/30/21
    7 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    While the world and other religions might be fine with considering him everything but, the foremost thing our Jesus came to be and still remains is Jesus, Savior.
    The Name of Jesus

  3. 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

  4. The Shepherds' Witness

    book
    12/28/21
    13 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    The shepherds are the most unlikely people to play the role the angels cast them in.
    The Shepherds' Witness

  5. The Christmas Story No One Wants to Talk About: The Holy Innocents

    book
    12/28/21
    16 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    A madman king. State-decreed infanticide. A fleeing holy family. What does all this have to do with Christmas? And how did a day of horror also become a day of hope? Today, December 28, the church remembers The Holy Innocents.
    The Christmas Story No One Wants to Talk About: The Holy Innocents

  6. Peace that Divides

    book
    12/27/21
    10 mins
    read
    By Daniel Stenberg
    As Christians, we rest in the finished work of Christ on the cross, and we yearn for our neighbor to be reconciled to God, to know the peace that we are resting in.
    Peace that Divides

  7. The Light is Coming

    book
    12/25/21
    15 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    God’s candle is not so easily extinguished. His promise is not some vague light at the end of the tunnel that we may or may not reach. In fact, God’s light has a name: Jesus Christ.
    The Light is Coming

  8. Christmas in Isaiah: Thy Kingdom Come

    book
    12/25/21
    10 mins
    read
    By Erick Sorensen
    What we are asked to believe as we ponder the birth of this child is that in his coming, a new creation has dawned.
    Christmas in Isaiah: Thy Kingdom Come

  9. Christmas in Isaiah: The Government's Welfare and the Lamb

    book
    12/24/21
    17 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    The best we would have to look forward to, without Jesus, is a society dedicated to addressing problems and working through them.
    Christmas in Isaiah: The Government's Welfare and the Lamb

  10. Christmas in Isaiah: A Child and a Son

    book
    12/23/21
    5 mins
    read
    By Scott Keith
    Let us ponder the Son, the precious Son of God, given as a ransom and sacrifice for us, that we too might be called children of God.
    Christmas in Isaiah: A Child and a Son

  11. Christmas in Isaiah: Dog Soldiers, Army Boots, and Baby Jesus

    book
    12/22/21
    13 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    Gideon’s “foolish” weaponry of clay jars and shofars will give way to the Messiah’s “foolish” ways of doing things, for his weapons will be humility, fidelity, and, above all, the word of his Father.
    Christmas in Isaiah: Dog Soldiers, Army Boots, and Baby Jesus

  12. Christmas in Isaiah: Be Fruitful and Multiply

    book
    12/21/21
    12 mins
    read
    By Kyle G. Jones
    Isaiah speaks to our time. He speaks to our rejoicing now and an anticipated joy-filled future. Christ’s coming, Christmas, brings them both.
    Christmas in Isaiah: Be Fruitful and Multiply
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