1. My Bookshelf Is Bigger Than Yours

    book
    03/29/21
    11 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
    My Bookshelf Is Bigger Than Yours

  2. Shawshank Redemption and Confession of Sin

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    03/13/21
    10 mins
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    By Scott Davis
    Jesus lives to intercede. So we needn’t bring him our feigned righteousness or our faux rehabilitation.
    Shawshank Redemption and Confession of Sin

  3. A Review of Flame's "Christ for You"

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    02/26/21
    8 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    When it comes to the Book of Concord, there are really two types of people: those who read the contents and see a series of rap albums, and those who aren’t Flame.
    A Review of Flame's

  4. The Sandlot Gospel

    book
    02/20/21
    8 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    The forgiveness of your sins and your reconciliation with God the Father courtesy of Christ’s cross and blood is gifted to you, for you.
    The Sandlot Gospel

  5. Death's End according to Poet John Donne

    book
    01/25/21
    14 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Out of great pain and suffering often comes goodness, beauty, and truth. John Donne, born on the 22nd of January in 1573, is an excellent example of that for us in his masterful work, Death Be Not Proud.
    Death's End according to Poet John Donne

  6. The Cancel Culture of Grace

    book
    01/20/21
    9 mins
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    By Craig Donofrio
    When God cancels you, it is an occasion for all of the canceled who are in heaven and earth to rejoice in that one more is added to our number.
    The Cancel Culture of Grace

  7. A Tale of Two Professors

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    01/13/21
    12 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    This tale of two professors has a common theme, plot, and denouement - the good news of the one true story, Jesus Christ crucified for you.
    A Tale of Two Professors

  8. God is not Dead nor does He Sleep: Christmas Bells in 2020

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    12/25/20
    8 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    This story of despair met with the hope of the gospel is rightly told by many during the holiday season.
    God is not Dead nor does He Sleep: Christmas Bells in 2020

  9. Surviving the Dark Night: St John of the Cross

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    12/14/20
    12 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    St John of the Cross' feast day on December 14 commemorates the day of his death in 1591, at the height of the Catholic renewal movement that followed the Reformation.
    Surviving the Dark Night: St John of the Cross

  10. Shirt-Pulling Forgiveness

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    12/10/20
    11 mins
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    By Tate Barber
    Christ urges us to love our neighbor as He loved us, forgiving all of their sins - giving them the absolving, shirt-pulling, embrace that we would also want.
    Shirt-Pulling Forgiveness

  11. The Gospel and the Tramp

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    12/08/20
    6 mins
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    By Dominick Santore
    It wasn’t a perfect image, but it was still there, even in its cartoonish movie magic distortion. It was an element of the Gospel right there in front of me.
    The Gospel and the Tramp

  12. A Poet's Conversation with Love

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    11/16/20
    15 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Love continues to gently but endlessly pursue the narrator, despite his persistence in pulling away in the opposite direction.
    A Poet's Conversation with Love
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