1. 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

  2. A Two-Faced Look at the Coming New Year

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    12/30/21
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Buried deep in our human psyche, there seems to be more than a need—almost a necessity—to celebrate the arrival of a new year. It’s like an unspoken, unlegislated cultural demand, as instinctual as moving to music or smiling at a newborn. Why? What deep human need is at work here?
    A Two-Faced Look at the Coming New Year

  3. The Lord Will Relent

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    12/08/21
    12 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.
    The Lord Will Relent

  4. On Demystifying the Church

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    11/13/21
    12 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    The church is the only place God promises to lift us out of ourselves not in order to become more like God but so that we may finally be freed from our obsession with becoming little gods.
    On Demystifying the Church

  5. Hypocrites and Work-Saints

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    09/10/21
    7 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    The upright, in whom the law has exercised its work, when they feel their sickness and weakness, say: God will help me; I trust in him; I build upon him; he is my rock and hope.
    Hypocrites and Work-Saints

  6. Life as a Cigarette

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    09/04/21
    20 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    The grass withered for them too, but they held on to God’s Word. They knew that was eternal, so they lived in it. They lived in his forgiveness.
    Life as a Cigarette

  7. Faith Is Not What Some People Think

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    07/27/21
    4 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Faith is a living, bold trust in God’s grace, so certain of God’s favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it.
    Faith Is Not What Some People Think

  8. The Gospel According to Corduroy

    book
    07/14/21
    9 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    God’s love is axiomatic; it just is. It’s a truism without a logical explanation.
    The Gospel According to Corduroy

  9. The Religion of the Sacred Cow

    book
    05/28/21
    24 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    If you and I were to examine our own lives, we’d likely have to admit that we are frequent disciples of Jeroboam’s “bootleg religion.”
    The Religion of the Sacred Cow

  10. Mute and Muted Idols

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    05/27/21
    11 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    The irony of our idolatry is that many of our idols could and would speak the gospel to us if we would listen.
    Mute and Muted Idols

  11. How Sinners Get to Heaven

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    04/24/21
    8 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Now, if there were another way to heaven, doubtless, he would have made it known to us.
    How Sinners Get to Heaven

  12. A Q&A with Michael Berg on "Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing"

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    04/13/21
    20 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    "Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing" by Michael Berg is now available for purchase
    A Q&A with Michael Berg on
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