1. 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

  2. Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

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    08/04/23
    6 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

  3. 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

  4. Idolatry in Living Color

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    07/21/23
    12 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
    Idolatry in Living Color

  5. Law and Gospel and the Imagination

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    07/11/23
    12 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    When properly distinguishing law and gospel in the Word of God, it is important to use the God-given gift and abilities of the imagination as your ears.
    Law and Gospel and the Imagination

  6. What Do These Stones Mean?

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    07/06/23
    20 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The Bible not only calls us to remember God’s past acts of deliverance; it also invites us to recognize that God in Christ is still in the business of delivering sinners from bondage.
    What Do These Stones Mean?

  7. One Word

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    06/22/23
    10 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    One word from one God says it all to our tired hearts.
    One Word

  8. Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

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    06/20/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
    Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

  9. Sin Will Have No Dominion

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    06/15/23
    10 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
    Sin Will Have No Dominion

  10. Resumes of Weakness

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    06/14/23
    19 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    His successes were not the result of his brilliance, might, and ability as an apostle. They were the result of the all-sufficient grace of God.
    Resumes of Weakness

  11. Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

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    06/01/23
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
    Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

  12. A Near-Death Experience and a Nagging Question

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    05/24/23
    6 mins
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    By Jake Allstaedt
    Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
    A Near-Death Experience and a Nagging Question
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