1. Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

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    09/22/23
    15 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.
    Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

  2. The God Who Remembers: Noah

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    09/12/23
    11 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    When God remembers his covenant with Noah and causes the flood to subside, he also chooses to forget.
    The God Who Remembers: Noah

  3. Lost in Christ

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    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

  4. Defeating the Goliath of Addiction

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    09/06/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
    Defeating the Goliath of Addiction

  5. What Does Jesus Tell Us to Do?

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    08/23/23
    11 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
    What Does Jesus Tell Us to Do?

  6. A Line in the Sand

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    08/14/23
    10 mins
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    By Scott Landrum
    Is salvation by the law or not? Moses or Jesus? Indeed, we find a fundamental parting of the ways put forward here, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
    A Line in the Sand

  7. The Gift of Honest Confession

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    08/11/23
    16 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
    The Gift of Honest Confession

  8. What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

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    08/10/23
    16 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
    What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

  9. Observations from an Ordination Anniversary

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    08/03/23
    15 mins
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    By Ryan Cosgrove
    I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
    Observations from an Ordination Anniversary

  10. Becoming Human Again

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    07/28/23
    13 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    The only place to begin a discussion of human/creaturely identity is with our relationship to the God whose breath filled dust, brought us to life, sustains us and gives us a hopeful future.
    Becoming Human Again

  11. The Word I Have Needed When My Son Has No Words

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    07/27/23
    17 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    The gospel tells me that the revelation of weakness in myself, my husband, and my son is the occasion for the revelation of God’s strength.
    The Word I Have Needed When My Son Has No Words

  12. The Bible: God’s Anchorage

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    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
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