1. One Final Cry

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    05/02/23
    6 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
    One Final Cry

  2. What's in a Name?

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    04/21/23
    26 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
    What's in a Name?

  3. An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

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    04/18/23
    6 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from Any Given Sunday

  4. The Easter Prelude

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    04/09/23
    10 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
    The Easter Prelude

  5. Holy Week with C.S. Lewis

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    04/03/23
    17 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
    Holy Week with C.S. Lewis

  6. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

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    03/17/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    What we discover in O’Connor’s stories and Martin Luther’s theology is that God’s grace is elusive because the human heart is resistant to it.
    Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 2

  7. The Parable of the Sower

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    03/14/23
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
    The Parable of the Sower

  8. Forgive Your Parents

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    03/08/23
    9 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Unprompted, without any warning, for no reason at all, without any instigation say, "I love you." And that will wash over your parents like a beautiful absolution.
    Forgive Your Parents

  9. 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

  10. How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

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    02/17/23
    14 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    To believe God is love and thus loves you is a miracle wrought by the Holy Spirit.
    How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

  11. How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

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    02/16/23
    11 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
    How God Loves Us: Rich in Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-5

  12. How God Loves Us: The Meaning of "So," John 3:16

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    02/15/23
    8 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    “So loved,” then isn’t about how much but instead simply how.
    How God Loves Us: The Meaning of
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