1. The End of Ethics

    book
    04/04/22
    9 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    False holiness is always a possession and achievement of the individual in isolation from the good of others. And so it isn’t holiness at all.
    The End of Ethics

  2. Sacred Spaces and Holy Places

    book
    03/24/22
    9 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Sometimes it’s important to go far away to learn of holy places back home.
    Sacred Spaces and Holy Places

  3. You Can Die Now

    book
    03/17/22
    5 mins
    read
    By Gerhard Forde
    You can die now, you can let go, and because that is true, you can begin to live!
    You Can Die Now

  4. Fearless Repentance

    book
    03/10/22
    13 mins
    read
    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

  5. I Don't Have the Answers, But I Have Hope

    book
    02/28/22
    15 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    There is perhaps no better observation about the nature of anxiety and depression than its fundamental desire for avoidance.
    I Don't Have the Answers, But I Have Hope

  6. No Other Name!

    book
    02/17/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Gerhard Forde
    Only in Christ has God taken upon himself the worst that could ever happen between God and man: he has allowed himself to be rejected.
    No Other Name!

  7. What the Law Can and Can't Do

    book
    02/08/22
    8 mins
    read
    By Martin Luther
    God’s design in the Law is to enable man to know himself; to perceive the false and unjustified state of his heart; to discover how far he is from God and to disdain his own goodness.
    What the Law Can and Can't Do

  8. Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    book
    02/04/22
    13 mins
    read
    By John W. Hoyum
    An immense amount of ink has been spilled contesting and interpreting Bonhoeffer's significance as a figure of Christian history and a theologian of the church.
    Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  9. The Longing Road

    book
    02/01/22
    15 mins
    read
    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. No Going Back

    book
    01/31/22
    9 mins
    read
    By Pete Lange
    The sword of the spirit in Holy Scripture does indeed show us our sin, but thanks be to God, it also shows us our Savior.
    No Going Back

  11. Thomas Aquinas: The Doctor of the Church

    book
    01/28/22
    11 mins
    read
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Aquinas would craft a systematic theology that did with the matter of faith what Aristotle had done with the natural world.
    Thomas Aquinas: The Doctor of the Church

  12. Happily Waiting for My Faith to Die

    book
    01/27/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    You might not know it, but every Christian hopes for the day when their faith will die. Really. I promise. Faith’s death is our celebration.
    Happily Waiting for My Faith to Die
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