1. Forgiven Sinners in Full Bloom

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    03/29/23
    13 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
    Forgiven Sinners in Full Bloom

  2. An Excerpt from On Any Given Sunday

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    03/28/23
    18 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from On Any Given Sunday

  3. I do not fear

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    03/24/23
    13 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    My fear of this coming darkness only lasts a moment.
    I do not fear

  4. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

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    03/17/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

  5. The Parable of the Sower

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    03/14/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
    The Parable of the Sower

  6. The Fragrance of Faithful Ministry

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    03/13/23
    30 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Nothing moves or drives Paul more than preaching about “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
    The Fragrance of Faithful Ministry

  7. Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

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    03/10/23
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
    Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

  8. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

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    03/03/23
    10 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

  9. Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

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    02/24/23
    13 mins
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    By David Clay
    Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
    Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

  10. Revival Comes to Town

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    02/23/23
    12 mins
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    By Matt Popovits
    There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.
    Revival Comes to Town

  11. Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

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    02/20/23
    12 mins
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    By Rick Ritchie
    Reading includes, on some level, striving. Hearing, on the other hand, remains passive.
    Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

  12. How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

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    02/14/23
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
    How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17
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