1. Test the Spirits

    book
    02/09/22
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    The language of faith speaks promise and persecution, hope and trial, victory and pain. The language of the world may well speak the former, but rarely the latter.
    Test the Spirits

  2. Mercy for the Mephibosheths

    book
    02/07/22
    23 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Mephibosheth’s story is a living parable of the gospel. It reeks of redemption, demonstrating precisely what Christ does for even the chiefest of sinners.
    Mercy for the Mephibosheths

  3. How Awesome Are Your Deeds!

    book
    01/20/22
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God's power and works are awesome and cannot be stifled. His grace and mercy will be heard above the growls and howls of those who deny Christ Jesus is God and Savior
    How Awesome Are Your Deeds!

  4. A Review of 'Figuring Resurrection' by Jeffrey Pulse

    book
    01/07/22
    15 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Viewing the Word as a unified theological narrative prevents us from treating the Scriptures like a cage match between competing theological systems, with prophets duking it out with apostles, and psalmists with evangelists, all supposedly fighting for their voice to be heard.
    A Review of 'Figuring Resurrection' by Jeffrey Pulse

  5. Circumcision of Our Lord

    book
    01/01/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
    Circumcision of Our Lord

  6. Heaven Came Down

    book
    12/31/21
    13 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    This Christmas season we are thankful that even though we “fallers” are unable to climb up to God, he came down the ladder to us.
    Heaven Came Down

  7. Christmas in Isaiah: Dog Soldiers, Army Boots, and Baby Jesus

    book
    12/22/21
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Gideon’s “foolish” weaponry of clay jars and shofars will give way to the Messiah’s “foolish” ways of doing things, for his weapons will be humility, fidelity, and, above all, the word of his Father.
    Christmas in Isaiah: Dog Soldiers, Army Boots, and Baby Jesus

  8. Christmas in Isaiah: The Dawning of a New Light

    book
    12/20/21
    11 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Because of Christ, we find safety and healing in the light. Because of Christ, we do not have to be afraid of the truth that his light reveals.
    Christmas in Isaiah: The Dawning of a New Light

  9. The Days Are Coming

    book
    12/02/21
    12 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    “The days are coming,” and God said it. God, who kept his promise that Christ would come at Christmas.
    The Days Are Coming

  10. Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

    book
    11/23/21
    23 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
    Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

  11. A Tale of Two Cities

    book
    11/20/21
    31 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The youths that mock Elisha are representative of Israel’s collective contempt and disregard for all things relating to their One True God.
    A Tale of Two Cities

  12. A Q&A on the New Testament Devotional Commentary, Volume 1 from Bo Giertz with Bror Erickson

    book
    11/16/21
    14 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    What I like about Giertz’s approach is the devotional nature of these commentaries. He’s a pastor concerned with what these texts have to say to us today.
    A Q&A on the New Testament Devotional Commentary, Volume 1 from Bo Giertz with Bror Erickson
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