1. John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

    book
    09/16/22
    18 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
    John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

  2. Why Should I Forgive You?

    book
    09/15/22
    15 mins
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    By Steve Kruschel
    This is an excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
    Why Should I Forgive You?

  3. It's Good To Be Lost

    book
    06/17/22
    24 mins
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    By Ron Hodel
    This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the fifth installment of that series.
    It's Good To Be Lost

  4. Mere Christianity at 70

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    05/18/22
    10 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Armed with great analogies, airtight logic, and razor sharp wit, Lewis keeps you spellbound from one chapter to another as you find yourself going “further up and further in.”
    Mere Christianity at 70

  5. When the Prodigal Son Relapses

    book
    03/22/22
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    “Come join the murder,” the black ravens of his heart cried. “Come join it again, old friend.” And so he did. The prodigal relapsed. Re-sinned. Re-destroyed his life. Would his father welcome him home this time?
    When the Prodigal Son Relapses

  6. What Does Lent Mean to You?

    book
    03/21/22
    9 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Lent means that we do not have to look to ourselves but can look to our neighbor in love as Christ has loved us.
    What Does Lent Mean to You?

  7. Fearless Repentance

    book
    03/10/22
    13 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    When we own up to our sin, our Father is not scandalized, and his response is not to reconsider his calling us.
    Fearless Repentance

  8. No Disguises

    book
    02/23/22
    14 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    I may feel today that the Lord has not found me, but in fact he has – he is intimately acquainted with all my ways.
    No Disguises

  9. The Longing Road

    book
    02/01/22
    15 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    When we read a good story, we sojourn with the characters and authors upon the trail of longing. Such is the pilgrim’s path.
    The Longing Road

  10. The Gods We Make vs. the God We Need

    book
    01/25/22
    19 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Even for idolatrous sellouts like you and me, God’s position has not changed. Even though we may have forgotten him, he never forgets us.
    The Gods We Make vs. the God We Need

  11. The Lord Will Relent

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    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

  12. Unloving Ex-Sins and Laughing at Scars

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    11/10/21
    14 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Fourteen years ago, drowning in the muck of dark despair, in the middle of a life gone terribly wrong, I wrote in my journal, "I wonder how, once this is all over, how I’ll be, how I’ll turn out…” Now I know.
    Unloving Ex-Sins and Laughing at Scars
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