1. Lost in Christ

    book
    09/08/23
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
    Lost in Christ

  2. The Eternal Comfort of God

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    08/22/23
    19 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Jesus’s story in Luke 16 draws definitive attention to whom God helps — namely, God always comes close in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
    The Eternal Comfort of God

  3. More Than Conquerors: Pastoral Care in Physical & Spiritual Temptations

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    08/21/23
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
    More Than Conquerors: Pastoral Care in Physical & Spiritual Temptations

  4. Christ Holds Us Fast

    book
    08/15/23
    21 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Christ shows up in the middle of our storms and our nightmares. That’s where he sets up shop.
    Christ Holds Us Fast

  5. Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

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    08/04/23
    6 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

  6. The Bible: God’s Anchorage

    book
    07/20/23
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God’s published will offers us anchorage, the anchorage of Jesus Christ, in the midst of chaos, reminding us that there is a greater purpose to our lives than the pursuit of worldly success or fleeting pleasures.
    The Bible: God’s Anchorage

  7. The Gospel for Aliens?

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    07/19/23
    7 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    The existence of aliens can not negate the promise given to us by God courtesy of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
    The Gospel for Aliens?

  8. A Rose Among Thorns

    book
    07/12/23
    24 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Grace comes for every foolish, self-absorbed sinner, for every “Nabal,” and announces that there is one who has already taken it upon himself to shoulder all of our wrongdoing, paying the price for it through the sacrifice of himself.
    A Rose Among Thorns

  9. What Do These Stones Mean?

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    07/06/23
    20 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The Bible not only calls us to remember God’s past acts of deliverance; it also invites us to recognize that God in Christ is still in the business of delivering sinners from bondage.
    What Do These Stones Mean?

  10. The Holy Spirit's Succulent Fruit

    book
    07/03/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
    The Holy Spirit's Succulent Fruit

  11. Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

    book
    06/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
    Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

  12. Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

    book
    06/20/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
    Opening the Dead Hands of Faith
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