1. The God Who Says, “Hide!”

    book
    06/26/19
    12 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    God may be all-powerful, but he has an odd way of showing it. He tends to work his power through weakness, brokenness, even a cross.
    The God Who Says, “Hide!”

  2. Christians in a Time of Pride and Shame

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    06/14/19
    28 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Shame is shameful. That may seem obvious but ponder this observation from the authors of Scenes of Shame: “Shame, indeed, covers shame itself—it is shameful to express shame.”
    Christians in a Time of Pride and Shame

  3. You Can’t Always Outrun the Pain. That’s OK.

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    04/12/19
    19 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Have you ever read the Old Testament book of Lamentations? It’s not one of those Bible books that tend to make it too often onto devotional lists, sermon schedules or motivational posters.
    You Can’t Always Outrun the Pain. That’s OK.

  4. The Dung-Slinging God

    book
    02/11/19
    20 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    The prophet Jonah longed for one thing: to see the Assyrian city of Nineveh utterly destroyed by the wrath of God. His wish eventually came true
    The Dung-Slinging God

  5. Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

    book
    11/15/18
    16 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    What does it mean to be a child of God and to carry his image? This is a theological question, but it is a question necessary for our self-understanding
    Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

  6. The Joy of Obedience

    book
    09/18/18
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Can there be joy in obedience? That depends on if obedience if a free choice or the result of threats.
    The Joy of Obedience

  7. When God Wounds

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    08/01/18
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Life is certainly unfair. But in Christ, at least in part, we rejoice at such a notion. Grace, that great descriptor of God’s devotion, is a word that only finds its purpose, only exists at all, because it exists as a response to guilt.
    When God Wounds

  8. A Walk In The Woods: Enchanted by Christ

    book
    07/02/18
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    A few minutes from where I live there is a flat trail that leads for miles through a thick forest.
    A Walk In The Woods: Enchanted by Christ

  9. Behind the Satanic Curtain:

    book
    05/17/18
    23 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    There are a few occasions in the Bible where the curtain lifts, and we get to peer into the inner workings of the Divine Court.
    Behind the Satanic Curtain:

  10. The Resurrection is Not Greater than the Cross

    book
    03/06/18
    23 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    We all look forward to Lent’s conclusion and the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. This is the Sunday of victory and joy as the Church enters into the reality that Christ has defeated death and hell, declared victory over such enemies and set history on its final course of consummation.
    The Resurrection is Not Greater than the Cross

  11. Satan and Electric Joy

    book
    02/07/18
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    In the world of martial arts, which I am the first to admit I am no expert in, there is a concept, particularly in Jujutsu and Judo, called seiryoku zen’yo or, “maximum efficiency, minimum effort.”
    Satan and Electric Joy

  12. The Cross in a Culture of Self-Promotion

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    12/15/17
    12 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    If the cross were to happen today, not on Golgotha, but in our own locale, would we take selfies?
    The Cross in a Culture of Self-Promotion
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