1. The Confession of a Prodigal

    book
    12/03/20
    7 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Jesus does not seek out Peter to condemn, but to restore his precious lost sheep, His dearly loved prodigal son.
    The Confession of a Prodigal

  2. Fear & Fruit Bearing

    book
    12/02/20
    12 mins
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    By Jay Sawrie
    Bearing fruit is wonderful, but you do not stay a Christian through fruit-bearing. You bear fruit and are growing because you are united to Christ.
    Fear & Fruit Bearing

  3. Happy Thanksgiving, Now and Then

    book
    11/26/20
    12 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    We are given, so we give thanks, and we give thanks by giving.
    Happy Thanksgiving, Now and Then

  4. What Did Jesus Look Like?

    book
    11/19/20
    8 mins
    read
    By Jake Allstaedt
    We stand before God with a unique set of problems, diseases, and sins. The comforting truth of the Incarnation is that Jesus took my flesh. All of it.
    What Did Jesus Look Like?

  5. Heaven is Miller Time

    book
    11/16/20
    3 mins
    read
    By Robert Farrar Capon
    Heaven is Miller Time. Heaven is the party in the streaming sunlight of the world’s final afternoon.
    Heaven is Miller Time

  6. Good Works and Useless Burdens

    book
    11/05/20
    3 mins
    read
    By Martin Luther
    Good works do not make a Christian, do not secure the grace of God and blot out our sins, they do not merit heaven.
    Good Works and Useless Burdens

  7. A Reminder in Humility

    book
    11/04/20
    7 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    As we face our own struggles and successes, let us pray that we may be humble. Let us be grateful for whatever God has provided and not become arrogant in what we have or what we've lost.
    A Reminder in Humility

  8. What Does God Get?

    book
    10/22/20
    14 mins
    read
    By Dominick Santore
    We need to remember that we belong to God by Grace Alone. It’s not by our best works. Not by the sweat of our brow, it’s not even by our best attempts to repent.
    What Does God Get?

  9. How's Your Walk With Jesus?

    book
    10/07/20
    4 mins
    read
    By Ryan Couch
    The quality of our walk with Jesus is not predicated on anything we do, for the only thing we bring to our salvation is the sin that makes it necessary.
    How's Your Walk With Jesus?

  10. You Are Not White As Snow

    book
    09/23/20
    7 mins
    read
    By Daniel Emery Price
    David is unable to find an example to accurately compare the purity that flows from God washing a sinner. The winter snow is the best example David can come up with, but it still falls short.
    You Are Not White As Snow

  11. Discarding All Merit

    book
    09/22/20
    2 mins
    read
    By Martin Luther
    It is impossible to obtain grace and the forgiveness of sins in any other way, manner, or measure than by hearing the Word of God about Christ and by receiving it through faith.
    Discarding All Merit

  12. On Grace for the Outcasts

    book
    09/21/20
    17 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    There is not a soul who crosses the threshold of the sanctuary who is excluded from the message of the gospel of forgiveness.
    On Grace for the Outcasts
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