1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Holy Week Poems

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    03/31/23
    8 mins
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    By Tanner Olson
    A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
    Holy Week Poems

  4. The Legend of the Dogwood

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    03/30/23
    11 mins
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    By Seth Moorman
    Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
    The Legend of the Dogwood

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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?

  9. 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

  10. Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

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    02/01/23
    10 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
    Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

  11. 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

  12. I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins

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    01/16/23
    15 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.
    I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins
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