1. The Lord Will Relent

    book
    12/08/21
    12 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.
    The Lord Will Relent

  2. QAnon, Christianity, and Belief in a Resurrection

    book
    12/07/21
    18 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    So what, if anything, makes us different from those who are waiting on the grassy knoll in Dallas, TX? Can we be any more sure of our belief in the resurrection?
    QAnon, Christianity, and Belief in a Resurrection

  3. Christ’s Incarnation and the Imagination

    book
    12/06/21
    11 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Jesus is both the image bearer and the image giver. In Jesus’ incarnation we are redeemed and re-imaged.
    Christ’s Incarnation and the Imagination

  4. 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

  5. Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

    book
    11/26/21
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    In Genesis 1-2, the Lord reveals—or, at a bare minimum, starts dropping some big hints—that he will be quite comfortable becoming a human being himself someday.
    Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

  6. 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

  7. What the 'Dad's on Duty' can teach us about God the Father

    book
    11/05/21
    11 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    Our experience with good fathers – even when they are not our own – can point us to God the Father.
    What the 'Dad's on Duty' can teach us about God the Father

  8. Under What Bridge Am I Going to Live with My Kids?

    book
    11/04/21
    8 mins
    read
    By Haroldo Camacho
    Jesus meets us in our life of lies, in our falsehoods, in the untruth of our being, and in the company, we create to cover up our nakedness.
    Under What Bridge Am I Going to Live with My Kids?

  9. Geting Out of the Way of God's Promises

    book
    10/26/21
    14 mins
    read
    By Ryan Cosgrove
    One could reason that God might, at least, give the church a little worldly power.
    Geting Out of the Way of God's Promises

  10. Redefining True Love: A Review of Jared Wilson's Love Me Anyway

    book
    10/21/21
    11 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    Wilson reminds his reader over and over again that, in his love, God accepts sinners as they are so that we may be delivered from the self-acceptance, self-worship, and self-justification of our selfish definitions of love.
    Redefining True Love: A Review of Jared Wilson's Love Me Anyway

  11. The True and Better Naboth

    book
    10/20/21
    28 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    When we — sinful, reprehensible we — become the enforcers of justice, we never bring about true justice. We either go too far or not far enough.
    The True and Better Naboth

  12. Running from Rest

    book
    10/13/21
    9 mins
    read
    By Blake Flattley
    Christ has taken our failures and defeats and exchanges that yoke for his own.
    Running from Rest
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