1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Ash Wednesday, For What?

    book
    02/22/23
    10 mins
    read
    By Steven A. Hein
    Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
    Ash Wednesday, For What?

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Remembered and Redeemed

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

  8. What Can Wash Away My Sin?

    book
    01/11/23
    29 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
    What Can Wash Away My Sin?

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

    book
    01/10/23
    12 mins
    read
    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

  10. A Toast to the End of Ourselves

    book
    01/02/23
    12 mins
    read
    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

  11. Friends in Low Places

    book
    11/17/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Ryan Couch
    You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.
    Friends in Low Places

  12. How to Define Christian Community

    book
    10/25/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
    How to Define Christian Community
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