1. Who was Anselm of Canterbury?

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    12/04/20
    15 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    On this day in the year 1093, Anselm was consecrated as the archbishop of Canterbury.
    Who was Anselm of Canterbury?

  2. When There's Nothing to be Thankful For

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    11/27/20
    7 mins
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    By Katie Koplin
    In a year where things are unclear, tensions are heartbreaking, and uncertainty is rampant, what can we be thankful for?
    When There's Nothing to be Thankful For

  3. Creedal Thanksgiving

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    11/25/20
    7 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Because everything we possess, and everything in heaven and on earth besides, is daily given, sustained, and protected by God, it inevitably follows that we are in duty bound to love, praise, and thank him without ceasing
    Creedal Thanksgiving

  4. Michaelmas, Griffith Jones and the Protective Power of the Word

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    09/29/20
    14 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    The theme of guardianship permeates Christian observances of Michaelmas, unifying this wide variety of celebrations.
    Michaelmas, Griffith Jones and the Protective Power of the Word

  5. Cyprian on Rebaptism

    book
    08/31/20
    8 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    Cyprian actually rejected the accusation that he believed in rebaptism because he considered only the baptism within the church to be a valid or true baptism.
    Cyprian on Rebaptism

  6. What If I Am Not Saved?

    book
    07/27/20
    14 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    I rededicated my life as many times as I could when the guilt was unbearable. I would read my Bible more and pray more, yet I still struggled. I knew deep down, I was breaking God’s heart with my failure at being his child.
    What If I Am Not Saved?

  7. Is The American Church Spiritually Sick?

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    07/17/20
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    In our attempts to conform the Gospel of Jesus Christ to material, therapeutic, and mystical standards of religion and spirituality we've arrested, inhibited, distorted, and handicapped God's Word and gifts of salvation.
    Is The American Church Spiritually Sick?

  8. United in the Father by the Son

    book
    07/10/20
    13 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    God not only unites us to himself by the death and resurrection of his Son; he unites us, the church, together and to himself under Christ as his children.
    United in the Father by the Son

  9. Is Christianity a Civil Religion?

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    07/09/20
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We must not submit ourselves to false gods and godless men. Instead, we may hold fast to Christ, because He’s holding fast to us.
    Is Christianity a Civil Religion?

  10. The Secrets Are In The Dirt

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    07/06/20
    8 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    The disciplines of history and archaeology have assisted in demonstrating the integrity and accuracy of the Bible.
    The Secrets Are In The Dirt

  11. John Chrysostom on John 3:16

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    05/06/20
    5 mins
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    By John Chrysostom
    They who are but dust and ashes, full of ten thousand sins, ungrateful, and have at all times offended Him. These are the ones God loved.
    John Chrysostom on John 3:16

  12. The Suicide Prophet

    book
    02/25/20
    17 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Sometimes we have to strain hard to hear words deeper than our hearts. Words not from inside, but outside. Words from God, not our own self-spun narratives.
    The Suicide Prophet
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