1. The Easter Prelude

    book
    04/09/23
    10 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
    The Easter Prelude

  2. The Parable of the Sower

    book
    03/14/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
    The Parable of the Sower

  3. And I Will Give You Rest

    book
    03/07/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
    And I Will Give You Rest

  4. You Are Light

    book
    03/06/23
    13 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    I hate to break it to you, but "are" is not an action verb. "Are" is a being verb.
    You Are Light

  5. Understanding Righteousness and Lent with Bonhoeffer

    book
    03/01/23
    20 mins
    read
    By Joshua Miller
    As disciples of Jesus, our righteousness cannot be performed before others, because our righteousness was already performed by Jesus.
    Understanding Righteousness and Lent with Bonhoeffer

  6. My Favorite Book in the Bible

    book
    02/28/23
    14 mins
    read
    By Ryan Couch
    If you interpret James, as most do, as an encouragement toward proving your faith by your works and then say it is your "favorite" then you are proclaiming that your favorite thing about the Christian faith is the practical outworking, the proving your faith by your works.
    My Favorite Book in the Bible

  7. An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

    book
    02/21/23
    9 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    A Christian is a man who desires to enter heaven not through his own goodness and works, but through the righteousness and works of Christ.
    An Excerpt from What is Christianity? by Francis Pieper

  8. How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

    book
    02/17/23
    14 mins
    read
    By Erick Sorensen
    To believe God is love and thus loves you is a miracle wrought by the Holy Spirit.
    How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

  9. The White Rose

    book
    02/08/23
    8 mins
    read
    By Pete Lange
    We too are God’s baptized, beloved, blood-bought believers. And no one can ever take that away from us.
    The White Rose

  10. Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

    book
    02/01/23
    10 mins
    read
    By Kevin Hale
    Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
    Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

  11. Another Look at the "Loving" Expert on the Law

    book
    01/10/23
    12 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
    Another Look at the

  12. What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

    book
    01/03/23
    16 mins
    read
    By Erick Sorensen
    The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease. 
    What If My Dreams Don't Come True?
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