1. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

    book
    01/27/23
    20 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  2. One Less Prophet

    book
    01/01/23
    15 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
    One Less Prophet

  3. Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

    book
    12/24/22
    14 mins
    read
    By John Bombaro
    Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
    Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

  4. As We Wait for Them

    book
    11/25/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    While the world is full of horizons and endpoints, for Christians, there is always tomorrow, and there are people in that tomorrow waiting for us as we wait for them.
    As We Wait for Them

  5. I wanted you to be here too

    book
    11/23/22
    14 mins
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    By Laura Bauer
    We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
    I wanted you to be here too

  6. Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

    book
    11/15/22
    8 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    We live again, not so that we will now pay our debt, but to proclaim that we live because our debt was paid!
    Your Son Died, You Owe Nothing

  7. 1 John 3: 13-24: The Given Life

    book
    09/23/22
    14 mins
    read
    By Bob Hiller
    Jesus is the anti-Cain: a giver, not a taker.
    1 John 3: 13-24: The Given Life

  8. A Prayer on 9/11

    book
    09/11/22
    2 mins
    read
    By Seth Moorman
    Lord, today we remember...
    A Prayer on 9/11

  9. An Epilogue of Eternal Consequence

    book
    08/30/22
    21 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    A group of unassuming apostles was given a graphic illustration of how the Lord would use them to turn the world right-side-up through the upside-down logic of grace.
    An Epilogue of Eternal Consequence

  10. The Day We Buried Our Son

    book
    08/25/22
    12 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    We did not say “Goodbye” to our son on the day of his burial. We said, “Luke, we’ll see you soon.”
    The Day We Buried Our Son

  11. Reflections on the Death of Our Son

    book
    08/04/22
    15 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    On Saturday, July 16, Luke Gabriel Bird died in a hiking accident in Chile. He was a midshipman in the United States Naval Academy. He is our son. Here are some reflections on his life, his faith, and his Lord.
    Reflections on the Death of Our Son

  12. Miniature Death

    book
    07/19/22
    12 mins
    read
    By Martin Luther
    The spirit indeed is willing and desires bodily death as a gentle sleep. It does not consider it to be death; it knows no such thing as death.
    Miniature Death
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