1. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

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    03/03/23
    10 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

  2. True Contentment

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    03/02/23
    14 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
    True Contentment

  3. How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

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    02/16/23
    11 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
    How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

  4. How God Loves Us: The Meaning of "So," John 3:16

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    02/15/23
    8 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    “So loved,” then isn’t about how much but instead simply how.
    How God Loves Us: The Meaning of

  5. Remembered and Redeemed

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    01/31/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
    Remembered and Redeemed

  6. The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

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    01/18/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
    The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

  7. A Real Person

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    01/12/23
    11 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    Fullness, truth, reality – all this God gives us as his gift in Christ.
    A Real Person

  8. A Toast to the End of Ourselves

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    01/02/23
    12 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
    A Toast to the End of Ourselves

  9. Christmas in Psalm 22: Why Have You Forsaken Me?

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    12/22/22
    15 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    To trust in the Lord, the Messiah, the Deliverer, is our salvation and our only hope. Yet he does not trust us to have this “trust” on our own or of our own will.
    Christmas in Psalm 22: Why Have You Forsaken Me?

  10. Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

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    11/15/22
    8 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    We live again, not so that we will now pay our debt, but to proclaim that we live because our debt was paid!
    Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

  11. You were and you are

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    11/09/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    You’re not new because of what you do. You’re new and so you do new things, even in spite of yourself, because of your sinful nature.
    You were and you are

  12. Adverbial vs. Prepositional Theology: What's the Difference?

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    11/07/22
    8 mins
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    By Jay Sawrie
    Weak faith in a strong Christ is still saving faith.
    Adverbial vs. Prepositional Theology: What's the Difference?
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