1. My Badge of Self Sufficiency

    book
    12/07/22
    11 mins
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    By Karen Stenberg
    God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
    My Badge of Self Sufficiency

  2. Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

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    12/05/22
    11 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    Let us rejoice, then, in this grace so that our glory may be the testimony of our conscience wherein we glory not in ourselves but in the Lord (2 Cor. 1:12).
    Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

  3. The Alpha and Omega of Generosity

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    11/24/22
    18 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
    The Alpha and Omega of Generosity

  4. A Theologian's Instincts?

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    11/22/22
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
    A Theologian's Instincts?

  5. Who is God, Really?

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    11/18/22
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Who is God really? He is offensive, anarchic by the world’s standards, and far too gracious to people who don’t deserve his time or attention.
    Who is God, Really?

  6. Why Bother to Pray?

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    11/08/22
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Our God is a living God and he listens to our cries for help.
    Why Bother to Pray?

  7. 1 John 5:13-21: The Front Porch of Our Father’s Home

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    11/04/22
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    From the beginning to the end of his letter, John really wants one thing: for us to be in Jesus.
    1 John 5:13-21: The Front Porch of Our Father’s Home

  8. 1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

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    10/21/22
    11 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
    1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

  9. 1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

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    10/14/22
    14 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
    1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

  10. We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

    book
    10/11/22
    14 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
    We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

  11. 1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

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    10/07/22
    19 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
    1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

  12. 1 John 3: 13-24: The Given Life

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