1. Getting the “Still Small Voice” All Wrong

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    05/04/22
    14 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Is the "still small voice" of God a murmuring in your heart, a whisper of conscience, the Universe whispering to you? When we explore 1 Kings 19, that "voice" turns out to be very much like the Messenger and Word of the Lord.
    Getting the “Still Small Voice” All Wrong

  2. No Condemnation Now I Dread

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    04/28/22
    23 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Our Judge (the one who can condemn us) has become our Advocate (the one who doesn’t condemn us) because he is also our Substitute (the one who takes our condemnation).
    No Condemnation Now I Dread

  3. A Review of the Psalms Commentary by James M. Hamilton, Jr.

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    04/20/22
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Hamilton writes lucidly. He has that rare gift of walking the tightrope between the academy and the church, being able to communicate to both groups in the same book.
    A Review of the Psalms Commentary by James M. Hamilton, Jr.

  4. Easter: The First Day of Eternal Life

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    04/17/22
    16 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Sometimes loss is gain. Sometimes defeat is victory. Sometimes weakness is strength. Sometimes death is life. Sometimes, that is, when Christ is at the center, on his cross and not in his tomb.
    Easter: The First Day of Eternal Life

  5. My God, My God, Why Have You ______ Me? Rethinking Psalm 22:1

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    04/15/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The Messiah is exiled from God on the cross as Israel was. Forsaken as Israel was forsaken. Cast away from Yahweh as Israel was. Why?
    My God, My God, Why Have You ______ Me? Rethinking Psalm 22:1

  6. 4 1/2 Hebrew Words To Know For Holy Week

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    04/06/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The Lord sees the blood of the Lamb upon us, but does not merely pass over us in mercy. He passes into us by grace.
    4 1/2 Hebrew Words To Know For Holy Week

  7. An Unintended Sermon

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    03/30/22
    16 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    What grace is this? It’s grace from Christ, who often seizes us when we least expect it, even through the hands of His enemies.
    An Unintended Sermon

  8. The Book of Esther and the Name of God

    book
    03/22/22
    12 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
    The Book of Esther and the Name of God

  9. A Look at 2 Peter 3: The Stubborn Salvation of God

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    03/03/22
    7 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.
    A Look at 2 Peter 3: The Stubborn Salvation of God

  10. A Pot of Oil, a Bowl of Soup, and the Tall Tales of God’s Sufferers

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    03/02/22
    41 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    This world of unbearable grief and accidental calamity is being renewed and, soon, will be completely bereft of every pernicious foe.
    A Pot of Oil, a Bowl of Soup, and the Tall Tales of God’s Sufferers

  11. Mercy for the Mephibosheths

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    02/07/22
    23 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Mephibosheth’s story is a living parable of the gospel. It reeks of redemption, demonstrating precisely what Christ does for even the chiefest of sinners.
    Mercy for the Mephibosheths

  12. God's Mercy Never Dries Up

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    01/26/22
    6 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Our hope is God's mercy. It's like a well that never dries up. His mercies were there before he created us. They are present for us today.
    God's Mercy Never Dries Up
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