1. 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

  2. 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?

  3. C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

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    02/06/23
    23 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
    C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

  4. Epiphany with the Inklings

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    01/26/23
    18 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    The further up and further into the season of Epiphany we get, the bigger the grace of God in Christ is, the brighter the Light of Christ shines, and the more blessed we are in Jesus' epiphany for us.
    Epiphany with the Inklings

  5. The Christmas Story proclaimed in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

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    12/27/22
    12 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.
    The Christmas Story proclaimed in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

  6. God the Father’s Christmas Letters

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    12/23/22
    11 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
    God the Father’s Christmas Letters

  7. Christmas in Psalm 8: The Lord of the Rings and Christmas

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    12/21/22
    18 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
    Christmas in Psalm 8: The Lord of the Rings and Christmas

  8. Christmas in Psalm 2: Futility is Funny

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    12/20/22
    18 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
    Christmas in Psalm 2: Futility is Funny

  9. The Spirit Never Stops Testifying to Christ: 1 John 5:5-12

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    10/28/22
    13 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
    The Spirit Never Stops Testifying to Christ: 1 John 5:5-12

  10. The Otherworldly Vision

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    10/27/22
    4 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
    The Otherworldly Vision

  11. How to Define Christian Community

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    10/25/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
    How to Define Christian Community

  12. How Firm Our Foundation

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    10/20/22
    28 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
    How Firm Our Foundation
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