1. O Bad Little Town of Bethlehem

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    12/10/21
    14 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The early biblical stories about Bethlehem are dark and violent. They wreck us. They frighten us. In this little town, we see a microcosm of the vast and mangled mass of humanity, each individual thirsty for even a single bead of light to be dropped into the blackened depths of their souls. He who is born in Bethlehem is that Light.
    O Bad Little Town of Bethlehem

  2. Bright Valley of Love: A Story for Preachers as Advent Turns Toward Christmas

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    12/09/21
    12 mins
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    By John T. Pless
    This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now Available for Preorder
    Bright Valley of Love: A Story for Preachers as Advent Turns Toward Christmas

  3. Christ’s Incarnation and the Imagination

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    12/06/21
    11 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Jesus is both the image bearer and the image giver. In Jesus’ incarnation we are redeemed and re-imaged.
    Christ’s Incarnation and the Imagination

  4. Implications of the Incarnation: The Incarnation is New Creation

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    12/03/21
    14 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Each week during this year’s Advent series, we will take a look at a specific implication of Christ’s incarnation. This week, we will discover how God reaffirms the goodness of his creation by making all things new in the incarnation.
    Implications of the Incarnation: The Incarnation is New Creation

  5. Advent's Double Helix

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    12/01/21
    6 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    There is no other transitionary event in human history that warrants three full months of focused attention and persistent acknowledgment than the incarnation of the Son of God.
    Advent's Double Helix

  6. The Antidote to "Sadvent"

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    11/30/21
    9 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    If Jesus is indeed the same yesterday, today, and forever, everything his enfleshment brings is already assured: life, salvation, and forgiveness.
    The Antidote to

  7. Waiting and Fulfillment and Surprise

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    11/29/21
    15 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    In Advent we wait, in Christmas we rejoice over the coming of Christ in the fulfillment of the promises, and in Epiphany we celebrate the surprise, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.
    Waiting and Fulfillment and Surprise

  8. Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

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    11/26/21
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    In Genesis 1-2, the Lord reveals—or, at a bare minimum, starts dropping some big hints—that he will be quite comfortable becoming a human being himself someday.
    Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

  9. The Tragedy of an Incidental Christ

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    10/28/21
    10 mins
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    By Edward Killian
    The tragedy of the incidental Christ I was raised with is that he was really no Savior at all.
    The Tragedy of an Incidental Christ

  10. The Mystery of Faith

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    10/09/21
    12 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The Son of God is still God the Son in the Incarnation.
    The Mystery of Faith

  11. Mary: When Gabriel was Frightened by Mary

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    09/30/21
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Grace does not emancipate us from any requirement of obedience. Rather, grace allows Jesus to be obedient on our behalf that the righteous demands of the law can be fulfilled.
    Mary: When Gabriel was Frightened by Mary

  12. A Confessional Church or a Confessing Church?

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    09/01/21
    11 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    We do not live in the greatness of our own deeds. We boast in the greatness of one deed that God himself has done through Jesus Christ on the cross.
    A Confessional Church or a Confessing Church?
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