1. Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

    book
    06/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
    Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

  2. Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

    book
    06/20/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
    Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

  3. Philip Melanchthon's Most Formative Year

    book
    06/19/23
    15 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
    Philip Melanchthon's Most Formative Year

  4. Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

    book
    05/23/23
    13 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
    Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

  5. Your Shepherd and Your Lamb

    book
    05/18/23
    11 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
    Your Shepherd and Your Lamb

  6. Why We Need Preachers

    book
    05/15/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
    Why We Need Preachers

  7. Stones Fit for Skipping

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    05/11/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    The Lord knew how it felt to be a rejected stone.
    Stones Fit for Skipping

  8. What's in a Name?

    book
    04/21/23
    26 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
    What's in a Name?

  9. An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

    book
    04/18/23
    6 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

  10. If Christ Has Not Been Raised, We are the Most to be Pitied

    book
    04/14/23
    8 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    Paul is writing as a man who has already lived a life of law-keeping while denying the resurrection.
    If Christ Has Not Been Raised, We are the Most to be Pitied

  11. If Christ Has Not Been Raised, You Are Still in Your Sins

    book
    04/11/23
    11 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
    If Christ Has Not Been Raised, You Are Still in Your Sins

  12. The Easter Prelude

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    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
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