1. Christ’s Comfort in Our Crisis

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    08/04/22
    30 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Our comfort in this seemingly endless age of crisis after crisis is the inexhaustible hope of Jesus’s reversal.
    Christ’s Comfort in Our Crisis

  2. Faith, Hope, and Love

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    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

  3. Calling, Politics, and the City of God

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    07/22/22
    10 mins
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    By David Clay
    Finding the balance between indifferentism and obsessiveness has never been easy, and it’s especially difficult in our environment.
    Calling, Politics, and the City of God

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Marx, Prayer, and Humanity

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    07/12/22
    13 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    In the place of God, Marx sets the material, autonomous, self-creating man.
    Marx, Prayer, and Humanity

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. What is the Purpose of a Worship Service?

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    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?

  12. God's Not Impressed By Your Word Count

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    06/23/22
    12 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    Because of Jesus, God always hears our prayers, and he always responds to them in love–regardless of the quality or quantity of the one speaking them.
    God's Not Impressed By Your Word Count
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